Those Then Who Had Nothing Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Not only were they given the keys and the tools,
With delivered messengers...
Giving them the answers to the prayers,
They...
With absolutely nothing but their biases,
Turned their backs away.

Not one of the messengers drove a Mercedes.
Not one was wearing a tailored silk suit.
Not one of the messengers had been a social butterfly.
And not one had a Doctorate's degree to be declared...
Worthy of giving attention.

So,
The messengers were sent away.

And today,
Those then who had nothing...
Have a lot less!