from the rich world
the sounds of high misery
overwhelming weight of the pursuits of pleasures
from the poor world
where roars of empty stomachs fill nights,
in numbers like a wall of stars
where the sounds of children
in laughter or tears might fill the ears,
aspirations of life flicker
a candle in a storm
yet as we pierce the wall of wailing
filter the agony of unfulfilled greed
to listen to the dear breath of need; we find...
an awesome silence
2 comments:
the world population has passed 7 billion of those in the parts of the world outside of US, Canada, and Western Europe, nearly half live on $2.00 per day or less. This has heightened my senses when hearing so many here in the US - wealthy people- expressing dissatisfaction with their economic status...HDM
Post a Comment