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Poverty Is Crime

Nation is getting richer We are getting poorer You say Poverty is crime We say change your line Criminals are treated better Jails are their abode Anyway get easy fodder We live in the open Destined to live in hunger Crime Pays, Poverty is sin Is Poverty a Crime? Change your line.

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Kevin Semeniuk

Date: 12/17/2010 10:37:00 AM

very thought provoking write! this is the kind of poetry that I wish to see more of! Truth! check out my poem "New World" touching on similar thoughts.

Fabiyas M V

Date: 12/10/2010 6:03:00 AM

Sursh,poverty is not a crime by nature.But in present world it is made a villain.Nicely written.

Sundari Kannan

Date: 12/10/2010 3:59:00 AM

lovely lines make one ponder and pry think again where will all these lead will we ever emerge to be free

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 12/9/2010 10:33:00 PM

Suresh, I just learned that prisoners in the local jain have remote controls for their televisions. With no lack of food, heat and air conditioning it seems like crime DOES pay. There are so many homeless who would be grateful for such a lifestyle. A poignant poem with a message that needs to be heard by government leaders. Love, Carolyn

Saurabh Gupta

Date: 12/9/2010 9:47:00 PM

nice feeling my friend...thanks for raising the issue like this....