Poems About: POVERTY

The brutality of poverty
forces the poor
to work
day in and day out read more »

Sadness lined the wrinkles of a father,
His head hung low as he stood with his family waiting to see Santa.
His heart sank as he listened to his children whisper their Christmas wishes,
Knowing full well that they would not receive what they wanted from Santa read more »

Poverty
--
Don'e touch me forever and
don't follow me read more »

I live in Kinshasa,
The foundation of poverty,
The summit of culture,
A strange mixture: I know. read more »

The soft pink of the wind palace
Does not jell with her poverty’s
Blazing red tie-and-dye saree
Too kitschy for our proud art, read more »

Just moving mega street to lane
Just genuflecting to hunger,
Never winning poverty.
State is desiccated, hovering read more »

Who am I to condemn you, O Dives,
I who am as much embittered
With poverty
As you are with useless riches ? read more »

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I am setting you free
From abuse and poverty
I am setting you free
From the streets where all read more »

Poverty plays fiddle
Sitting in our hut
Like king Nero
When the fire burns read more »

Driveout poverty
And illiteracy
From the country
Or the country read more »

Poverty is slavery
He who loves money
Must also labor
First learn how to obey read more »