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Mar 10, 2010
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Reality of Life
Life
what does it offer
all I see
Is heart ache and pain
I see the misery suffered
by many
as they go in search of food
poor and hungry
they dig amongst the waste
of rotten garbage
trying to salvage the scraps
I see the pain
suffered through illness
from the poorest of people
who are unable to afford the medication
that is so desperately needed
their heart ache
comes from the desperation
of struggling to survive
I long to see the happiness
that puts a smile on faces
but unless poverty is tackled
It will never happen
what does it offer
all I see
Is heart ache and pain
I see the misery suffered
by many
as they go in search of food
poor and hungry
they dig amongst the waste
of rotten garbage
trying to salvage the scraps
I see the pain
suffered through illness
from the poorest of people
who are unable to afford the medication
that is so desperately needed
their heart ache
comes from the desperation
of struggling to survive
I long to see the happiness
that puts a smile on faces
but unless poverty is tackled
It will never happen
— karen, Mar 10, 2010
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Critiques
weirdelf
16 years 2 months ago
You clearly support Obamas health plan.