Poverty Poems - Examples of all types of poverty poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read
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THE THIEF OF COLOMBOTurn off the dark nights,
To catch him up,
The Colombo thief,
Coming in the midnights,
Stealing our life!...
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Categories:
dark, environment, poverty,
Form: Free verse
Money Makes Life Sunny
Save more and more,
Laugh not and ignore,
Respect money and store,
Or it will exit by back-door.
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Make a wise investment
To get constant increment,
Avoid costly experiment,
As it may erase merriment.
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Money gives you perfect dignity,
By bestowing upon you prosperity,
Riches...
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Categories:
growth, money, poverty,
Form: Rhyme
MISERY
MISERY :
After all the wealth and fame he accrued,
After all the wild parties he threw,
After all the promiscuous and gypsy women he chewed,
After all the fake friends he drew,
And after all the recreational places he...
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Categories:
feelings, grief, life, poverty,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Invisible Barrier
Do we perform countless roles in our life? ...
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Categories:
childhood, children, poverty, uplifting,
Form: Free verse
They have Made Life Money BasedI have toothpaste because I paid money.
I watch TV for the same reason.
And this money thing is far from funny:
Without it you are as in a prison!
I have polish that I also have bought.
Water, power,...are...
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Categories:
poverty, anti bullying, anxiety, crush,
Form: Sonnet
MannequinsThe mannequins put on skin
pretending to be human
feigning familiarity
with lives they’ve never lived
performing a pantomime
of proficiency in poverty
the wisdom won from doing without
playing the part of people
they consider inconsequential
believe are below...
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Categories:
poverty, anger, celebrity, corruption, film,
Form: Free verse
Earn a livingI be dealing on the side
To make ends meet
So forgive me if I prefer to hide,
It's my end that I don't want to meet
Cause I've got many mouths to feed
And many faces...
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Categories:
poverty, abuse, addiction, business, culture,
Form: Rhyme
The Time StopsTime froze for a second,
But life didn't come to an end.
People just stopped at their places,
Capturing their moments was me
Before time races.
Mom stopped with a sudden jerk,
Who could not continue with her unending household work.
Dad...
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Categories:
poverty, beautiful, childhood, happy, life,
Form: Rhyme
Looking up to the hillsAll day long, from 7:15 am today, needs come
To my gate, with either "pastor " or "vaderrr"
Justin & John T needed breakfast before work
They did not go directly, to fellow churchgoer
I found some biscuits (10...
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Categories:
poverty, beautiful, bible, emotions, identity,
Form: Bio
All In It TogetherO the chancellor of the exchequer
Seems to think that we’re all Boris Becker
And under the bed of which little is said
A big bag of cash and there’s more in the shed
Does he live on a...
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Categories:
money, poverty, smart,
Form: Rhyme
A head for fifty bags of cementA head goes for a laborer’s pad,
After losses to friends at card;
Whatever reaches him he’ll guard,
As life remains unbearably hard.
A head goes ahead to fix a pad
For fifty bags of cement Andrew had;
For...
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Categories:
absence, games, money, poverty,
Form: Rhyme
Praying with others
Some days it gets to me
Requests for prayer, currency
One can try quiet neutrality
But stories are hard, dependency
Here: crystal, Meth, Tik, or glass-y
U pray today, they call U "kuk" next day
It's the drug, makes voice big,...
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Categories:
poverty, angst, christian, places, pollution,
Form: Rhyme
GIKOMBA , My Mtumba Girlfriend
I know you don’t know Gikomba, Gikosh
It’s where we go to shop
For everything second hand and camera
Shirts, purses, suits, girlfriends, even senators
You must get there early when the sun is in the east
If you want...
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Categories:
poverty, appreciation, assonance, humor, love,
Form: Free verse
A man hunger has been kickingHe is an occupant of a room damp
And dependent on a rejected lamp:
The worst so far in their camp …
A room often not illuminated
But in it plants still germinated,
Selecting peeping spots in a cemented floor,
Daringly...
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Categories:
death, food, health, poverty,
Form: Rhyme
GourmetsGluttonous and gourmandise
People are greedy for gourmet food
In a pleasing fashion
An exquisite taste
Pleasing the eyes
Soothing the taste buds
A sign of wealth and prosperity
Of course with no thoughts of
Poverty, epidemics, disasters and wars
On the...
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Categories:
food, god, happiness, poverty,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Poverty Poems
Definition | What is Poverty in Poetry?
Poems Related to Poverty
bankruptcy, debt, hardship, lack, famine, difficulty, scarcity, shortage, starvation, deficit, distress, privation, dearth, vacancy, deficiency, pass, meagerness, emptiness, inadequacy, indigence, depletion, reduction, impoverishment, pennilessness, insolvency