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Merciless Hunger

Merciless hunger, How many lives of innocent children* Have you to slaughter For The insatiable appetite of the voracious vultures of Greed to appease? © Demetrios Trifiatis 06 MARCH 2014 * According to the 2013, World Hunger and Poverty Facts and Statistics, more than five million children die every year because of poor nutrition. To that we must add the death of millions of adults who succumb to hunger around the world! INVITATION: In the name of humanity, let us ask ourselves if there is something we could do to help, each one in his own way and according to his means!

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Donna Jones

Date: 3/20/2014 10:53:00 PM

Great point to share Demetrios...I watched a program the other day about how riduculous the small amount of money schools actually get to feed children per meal is it's crazy! And I'm sure most of us here donate to food banks.. its a bad problem and growing..

Lucilla Carrillo

Date: 3/7/2014 8:45:00 PM

This is true. The worst thing is that it happens here, where it is suppose to be the land of milk and honey. I do try to help when ever I can. In my book - there is always someone that has more tham us and someone that has less. Thanks for sharing... Lucy

Demetrios Trifiatis
Date: 3/8/2014 2:23:00 AM

Dearest Lucy, so happy to see you! Yes, I know how much you care! God bless you and give you health! Thank you! Have a look at today's poem for it is for you the ladies!

Rosann Fode

Date: 3/7/2014 10:14:00 AM

Powerful poem. Great use of alliteration.

Demetrios Trifiatis
Date: 3/7/2014 1:31:00 PM

Thank you my dear friend Rosann for your gracious comment and of your concern!!

Charmaine Chircop

Date: 3/7/2014 6:53:00 AM

Those vultures will keep growing fatter..and children keep dying by the second.We fight for many rights,to be equal,to have the freedom of speech,but these children have a right to live yet their cry go unheard.Excellent poem !

Demetrios Trifiatis
Date: 3/7/2014 1:37:00 PM

Dearest Charmaine, thank you for your visit and comment! You are so right! PS. Thank you also for not wearing ... shades!

Tiaua M Ioane

Date: 3/7/2014 3:02:00 AM

Re: Invitation. Appreciate your efforts for a very good cause, feel it thru and let me know what I can do dear Demetrios, you have my support and blessings. Charity begins at home perhaps we should each start with those near us. I am the leader of a Group (Divine Mercy-Catholic Church) that supplies vegetable soup (nutrition) for our local hospital (only thing we can afford). Our people suffer from diabetes and high blood pressure due to an unbalanced diet. Alofas Tiaua.

Demetrios Trifiatis
Date: 3/7/2014 1:34:00 PM

Thank you so much my dearest friend for your kindness and your warm support! Certainly if more people like yourself join we could do many things! God bless you! I am happy to know of your blessed human activities!.

Rob Carter

Date: 3/6/2014 6:25:00 PM

Good message nicely put. Edible food put in skips by the tonne yet this still happens!! It shouldn't.

Demetrios Trifiatis
Date: 3/7/2014 1:10:00 AM

Thank you Rob, for your sensitivity and concern!

Kim Van Breda

Date: 3/6/2014 1:13:00 PM

A topic close to my heart. Living in our country.. we see so much of it. Children have a right to have a stable environment and nutritional needs met.. at a very basic level.

Demetrios Trifiatis
Date: 3/6/2014 6:10:00 PM

Yes, Kim I understand you! You see I have a lot of family in S.A. and they keep telling me stories Yes, children need all things you mention. Thank you for your concern!

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 3/6/2014 10:55:00 AM

THE INVITATION :- I have two "foster children" that I send money to every month - my request: anyone can do it :) - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 3/6/2014 12:02:00 PM

- You have the right to express your opinion!! - Highly appreciate it :) - I have great respect for alcohol (I can drink a glass of wine in good company, but rarely ....) - all have different opinions ... and that's good!! - See my write below your comment on my Haiku :) - Give me a glass of cold water :))) - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

Demetrios Trifiatis
Date: 3/6/2014 11:48:00 AM

God bless your soul my dearest! So, was I right to say what I did in my comment on your haiku?

Jack Ellison

Date: 3/6/2014 8:14:00 AM

We who have everything don't like to think about those that don't! It makes us uncomfortable??? Five million!!! Staggering and disgusting! We will join, somehow, some way!

Jack Ellison
Date: 3/6/2014 9:11:00 AM

I have just posted, "Five Million Children Die Each Year"... please read it! Your good friend, Jack

Demetrios Trifiatis
Date: 3/6/2014 8:23:00 AM

Thank you my dear friend Jack! PLEASE, you that are more involved in poetrysoup, could you help to start something, a fund of a sort, that will collect money for such a holy purpose? GOD BLESS YOU my friend and remember a gram of action rates more than a tone of theory as I have written in another poem of mine! WE COULT DO SOMETHING, WE OUGHT TO DO SOMETHING, WE MUST DO SOMETHING! THANK YOU!

Russell Sivey

Date: 3/6/2014 6:33:00 AM

This is such a terrible thing, there shouldn't be a single child to die of hunger! I really hate to hear of even one child not to mention millions! And yes, it is always due to some one elses greed that leads to the death of these people! This is a terrific write about this terrible occurrence! I surely loved reading this ingenious poem here this morning! What a grand piece, though sad, very well written, Great Work!!

Demetrios Trifiatis
Date: 3/6/2014 7:42:00 AM

Russell, my very good friend, what if we: You and I and the rest of poetrysoupers create a fund to save the starving children? You are an older member of the club and you might know more of how it operates can you do something? Even we would be able to save one child the effort would worth while, don't you think? Thank you!

Tiaua M Ioane

Date: 3/6/2014 6:09:00 AM

Great idea for an epigram, perfectly worded short and precise. Thanks for caring dear Demetrios, we may not be hungry here in the Pacific but our islands are slowly sinking due to the same 'vultures of Greed' you mentioned. Tiaua

Demetrios Trifiatis
Date: 3/6/2014 7:39:00 AM

Thank you so much dearest Tiaua for your interest. If only one has been through the deprivation of food could understand the magnitude of despair hungry people suffer! I think , us that have enough to eat should do something to save some of these children!

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 3/6/2014 4:30:00 AM

- Heartbreaking sad - but true - (I think of all the food we throw in the trash - Scary!!) - Hope your word "open" our eyes !!! - Thank you, Demetrios ! - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

Demetrios Trifiatis
Date: 3/6/2014 7:32:00 AM

Thank you for your tender and loving heart dear Anne Lise! Yes, if only we become more sensitive we might save some millions of those children! What a Godly act of kindness this would be!