THIS WEEK'S WORDS: come from "Basement In A Goodwill Store " Ted Kooser
musty glittering carpets cough hated found
flash garbage thin forever rust curtain
the room
covered in musty carpets
the colour of rust
found ripped curtains on the windows
no flash trash here
nor glittering baubles
a muffled hacking cough
echoesthrough the thin walls
of the doss house
he is doomed to be
treated like garbage forever
hated despised and rejected
for the crime that our society
can never forgive
POVERTY
It is sad and pitiful for the word to behave like this. I hope all the poverty, hunger in this world is gone forever.
ReplyDeleteWhat a skillful creation! And it's sadly spot on about poverty.
ReplyDeleteSadly, all too true.
ReplyDeleteWow poverty is indeed society's crime
ReplyDeleteGood Sunday
much❤love
Ends with a punch, a sad reality.
ReplyDeleteSadly, not news.
ReplyDeleteSad reality.
ReplyDeleteA sad commentary on the state of the world today, and maybe forever. After all, Jesus said, "The poor will always be with you."
ReplyDeletepowerful.
ReplyDeleteso true, nothing worse that being poor in a society that worships wealth glamour fame fortune and social image, so true. very well said
ReplyDelete“echoes
ReplyDeletethrough the thin walls
of the doss house”
I love the way it sounds and feels to read that aloud.
Painful, powerful, and so true. Humanity doesn't show its best side when it comes to caring for (and relating to) those with the most need. It's a shame... and so very sad.
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