Poverty Poems | Examples of Poverty Poetry

O child of Mother Africa The tortoise is still on the road Realities cannot hold, dreams dying Hopes turn to ashes every day Cry O Ghana, O Ghana Rich and green Nation Shame and poverty clothe the people Electricity is being...Read the rest...

Hate China from poor And make money from the rich The oligarch rule....Read the rest...

Power is fatal Quick riches are most lethal Than mere poverty....Read the rest...

A neon light illumined the soiled feet projecting from the box in the nighttime doorway of the store. Made in China, the box, and the soul within it....Read the rest...

Sunday's cold feet My mind can go out for a journey It will relate to things I've seen and fill in the gaps how I would if I couldn't see As I see things I see no good...Read the rest...

I saw a lady selling flowers walking along where cars turn left not much time to make the deal maybe some folks want them but they have to turn or stop traffic cars will honk chaos yikes Every time I see them sell flowers it...Read the rest...

belly hanging down over beer cans strewn everywhere...Read the rest...

Money is running short, My goodness have you forgot, Its not you, Inflation grew, At least that's what they told you, Its a matter of greed, As they proceed to tell you, That its your own fault, Your in need of support....Read the rest...

I will put my two cents in, and join this Valentine’s Day craze. To tell my wife I love her, this particular lover’s day. No need to pay attention, to all those silly made-up things. Because every day I feel, the happiness...Read the rest...

He gave his love a diamond ring to her it meant less than nothing raised amidst wealth I gave my...Read the rest...

This is a poem I wrote about the struggles of mainly coal miners the industrial revolution and the hardships and luxuries of both the poor and the entitled rich . Home To Elysium Like potent perfume pervades...Read the rest...

They're cashing in on our misery By making us go in circles While they keep promising to deliver On nothing cause nothing they've said holds water They're cashing on our desperation As all we can do is watch Then...Read the rest...

Humankind shouldn't despise its own, let love be reaped after it's sown. Many people's shelves sparse from high inflation, come to His table, all generations. Who sits at the honored seat? Radiant Christ, the harvest is complete. His angels summoned the needy, some...Read the rest...

Written: January 30, 2024 ________________________________________ I will craft melodies for all humanity, Lyrics for both youth and elderly. Drafting melodies akin...Read the rest...

Growing Up Poor Miracle Man 1/26/2024 As a child An empty oat meal box, was my drum. Two pencils, fashioned my only sticks. Didn’t have many suckers, just my thumb. But I had oodles, inside my bag of tricks. “You’ve heard the old saying we were as poor...Read the rest...