The Injustice of Famine

The earth baked into a hot hard crust
Where refugees cannot escape the lust
No water no food just political disgust
Oh lack of rain earth large cracks deepest
And thristy leaves curl stunted fruit barest
Little relief fade as clouds are fewest
Passing still no drops of rain sparist
Awaiting anxious harvest in toil frankest
Baking down make powder fly from dung disgust
Children squatting with gasping breath frailest
From journey brought on bonely legs weakest
Across wicked wasted plains of drought gravest
Breaking hearts and destroying dreams proudest
Oh give a heart and help the earth's poorest!!
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Posted: Aug 2011
About this poem:
This is sad what is happening in Somalia....what can anyone one of us do as individuals...screw the whole international community and all our screwed up governments and religions....innocent people are dying...it's tragic and so very preventable!!

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Comments (2)

Lavender_Blue
Your poem and compassion for such a worthy cause does you great justice y4y.

Well written...

LB
purple heart
Poetnumber1
Outstanding...yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay ,you tore this one apart and the seas were open,a noble cause indeed my friend,its hurting to know that not many care or many seem to take for granted,persons who suffer great injustices at the hands of tyranical rulers,such in the above highlighted country,keep up the good work friend and hope to read a next post again...cheers to that..wine
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