Taking Count.. Poem by Connetta Jean

'Too many are homeless! '
the good people said.
'Let's open up shelters
and give them a bed'

'How many are homeless? '
asked the governments men
'we'll spend a few billion
and investigate them.'

'Too many are hungry'
the good people said
'let's spend that money
to feed them instead'

'How many are hungry? '
asked the Governments men
'we'll take a few million
and investigate them'

'The winter was cold'
the good people cried
'ice and snow (a record low)
yet many slept outside.'

'we counted quite few'
said the governments men
' But we can take a few billion
And count them again'.

'There's no way to count them'
the good people said
'If they've not a place
to be sheltered and fed'

'That's not up to us'
said the governments men
'we can't afford it
our budget's too thin'