To have...To have not..

Rich and famous,world at theyre feet
A few miles away,people live on the street
Thousand pound handbags,diamonds and gold
Another pensioner dies from the cold
Luxury cars,the new gucci dress
Shut out the starving,thats not our mess
The pool..it needs cleaning for tonights bash
A hungry young family could do with the cash
Lets go play some golf,then have a fine meal
Third world starvation,that aint no big deal
My iphone six,my prada shoes
Tsunamis and floods,,quick...turn off the news
My new rolex watch,,oh...pass the champagne
The focus on wealth....The world is insane..
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Posted: Jul 2015
About this poem:
A few general observations about the rich/poor divide in todays materialistic societies....

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beautifulyou
powerful write, twazzle rose

the discrepency is often huge.
what are each one of us going to do,
or not?
sophiasummer
"For what shall it profit a man,
if he shall gain the whole world
and lose his soul"

Mark 8.36

Soph
nonsmoker
Love the contrasts pal.
Very provoking thumbs up
godsprincess
Very much true where you are in the world today. The rich get richer and the poor poorer. My observation has been that the poor families a lot of time are rich in love while the rich are sadly poor in that area. Just saying. Just my opinion. Thank you for sharing.

Kathy angel2
twazzle70
Thankyou very much Beautiful..bouquet
What are each one of us going to do.??

Tiz a question indeed...
I guess being mindful regarding those less fortunate than ourselves would be something everyone could try to practice.
Not much i guess,,but a start. wine
twazzle70
Hi Soph...teddybear
Thankyou so much for youre comment..Such a relevant excerpt from the great book..rose
Twazzle.bouquet
twazzle70
Cheers Non...
Praise indeed Guv,nor..cheers teddybear
twazzle70
Hi Kathy..teddybear
Thankyou for reading and for youre kind words,youre comment puts me in mind of the classic Beatles song "money cant buy me love".
Very True,,it can buy many many things,and some may say "happiness".
But i still firmly believe the greatest riches are beyond the dollar..
Twazzle..wine
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