Poverty - Potw
"living in a man-made island,
with blinded eyes, and unfeeling heart" (Quote By Poet)
What do we know about poverty,
What do we understand about suffering…
It’s a miracle that we were born into families
who had enough food to eat and share,
celebrate festivals lavishly with gifts and delicacies,
Enough space to live, and comfortably too!
Enough clothes to protect from ravages of weather!
What if we didn’t!
Born in a non-affluent country,
I have seen the down-trodden,
I have seen people begging, starving,
Living in the most miserable conditions…
I have also seen the opposite...
People flaunting their expensive clothes,
jewellery, houses and cars,
without slightest remorse or feelings of pain!
Poverty is a curse, but
Being super-wealthy might be a curse too!
It’s like living in a man-made island,
with blinded eyes, and unfeeling heart,
surrounded by walls of cruelty, and
insensitivity!
March 28, 2023
Writing Challenge "P' words Poetry Contest
Theme: Poverty
Sponsor: Constance La France
FIRST PLACE
POEM OF THE WEEK - week of April 2, 2023
Copyright © Malabika Ray Choudhury | Year Posted 2023
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