Tag Archives: poverty

Degradation

Meet me in the darkened places The city streets Purged and empty In the small hours Before the merciless morning Meet me in the cloying shadows Lurking by the roadside Beggars crying Restless in sleep Stolen by interminable hunger Meet … Continue reading

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Poverty’s Child

Stark brutality A lash tells many many stories Bruises form beneath hidden, innocent skin Poverty’s child Wide eyes hopeful Pitiful question There’s no alibi given in this moment Wondering glance A passing interest is just passing Never sees the darkness … Continue reading

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Again

Are we seeing it again? Eyes averred to those in need Are we pampering the egos That grow fat on blood and greed? Are we seeing it again? Are we hearing it again? Rhetoric of wilful right Do we count … Continue reading

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