People Poverty Poems

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...

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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...

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Written: January 30, 2024
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I will craft melodies...

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They say we struggle til we die,
If that's the case I don't want to fight to stay alive,
Feels like a crime,
Stealing money from our pockets...

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Defined as being with no money no home just without -yet these people are rich in spirit...

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Written: December 12, 2023, For Shadow Hamilton Contest
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People can only thrive on this...

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Food prices rise, the people despair
Of long lines of vehicles for miles
Overwhelmed by need
Desperation tires their minds

Linda, single Mom, grips steering wheel
Inwardly asks, "How did...

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People are silent in the shadow of a man,
Terrified like an old gran,
Hiding like a sardine in a can,
While eating with a bun.

I notice that...

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Water is essential to everyone
All species need H2O to survive
No one can live without this weapon
A dehydrated lion will die in
Minutes without any type of...

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 Privileged classes are unsympathetic or unaware of the plight of the poor;
Their pride, prejudice and hate;

- Madame so am I the peasants have no...

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The masses are being controlled 
Our freedoms restricted and put on hold
All leaders following the same playbook
Robbing their people hook and by crook
Tax cuts for...

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Poverty is expensive
To those already poor -
Costing their time, wages

And spirit, yet they live 
A hopeful porter
In their villages -

Subject to elitism. 
I, for one,...

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poor & rich folks blame life circumstances, they are their daily rhythmic songs. 

September 27/2023...

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Everybody desires something from our beloved Haiti.
Everybody is stealing from our embattled country.
The same individuals or goons, who are complaining,
Are the ones conniving, backstabbing and...

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Chicago's new mayor just proposed
    another plan to put a heavy load

  on us beleaguered taxpayers --
    We'd...

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