Famine Poem by Lee Degnan
Famine
The world is full of unhappy places,
For only the rich can stuff their faces...
Africa, to be most specific,
has food supply no-so -terrific
Babies, kids, adults alike
are hit with hunger's strike
With not enough food to go around,
famine haunts another town.
And in these times of
Death, Hunger,
Famine, Depression
The Dark Continent
Scarred by Europe
Turns to regression
People need help
finding food
Life is tough.
The Red Cross is there
Because they care
But is it enough?
AIDS, HIV,
Kill the farmers
leaving little
for the harvestors.
As many as 38 million Africans living under
the threat of starvation
And each 30 seconds, an African child
dies of hunger.
Lack of food,
Greatest elimination.
Child's cries
Loud as thunder
And in these times of
Death, Hunger,
Famine, Depression,
The Dark Continent
Scarred by Europe
Turns to regression.
People need help
finding food.
Life is tough.
The Red Cross is there
because they care
but is it enough?
Desolate wastelands,
Drought.
Death is at hand,
children shout.
People are dying
Who's there to help? ?
No one!
Cares only for their wealth.
And in these times of
Death, Hunger,
Famine, Depression,
The Dark Continent
Scarred by Europe
Turns to regression
People need help
finding food.
Life is tough.
The Red Cross is there
because they care....
But is it enough?
... Not nearly enough.
Thank you very much Lee you have seen the dark side of the world.
David N. Degnan, A star in the making, well done David this holds much compassion and care for others, the world needs qualities such as these, Your words open up the question...what more can we do to help Love duncan X
Terrific write on an important subject that too often is passed over. -chuck
I can see that poetry runs in the family. I hope that when your son becomes famous someday, he'll remember that I predicted it.
I'd say you have a winner there, Lee! Two winners...your son and his work here. How'd he get so knowledgeable about putting history and facts into a poem? More to genetics than meets the eye! ! ! xxxElysabeth
Glad to find someone who is trying to help desperate people. Poets have done a lot in the past addressing castratrophies and other calamities. Sometimes the world listens and responds, hopefully this poem will help send a louder message.
Wow, amazing write, quite factual infact. This is something i really feel bad about as a human being, as its now 2007 and people are still living in poverty...don't even ave clean water etc..all the things we take for granted...we so need to pull ourselves together as a race, and put money and politics aside..people's lives are at stake here....5 stars my young friend..
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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A 10 from me.David a lovely sensitive true poemo.Great work amigo. All the best Roger