(december 26,1963 / Lodi)

What do you think this poem is about?

Eat the poor

She looks away
once a well
now a shell
a can, a hand
unopened

and the lawyer
tells her she's okay
but she barely
hears him anyway
there's nothing left
to say

her bluster
where did it go?
and leave her there
so all alone
letting them crush her

we knowed some thugs
they sold some drugs

now she's never going home

Submitted: Thursday, March 14, 2013

Poet's Notes about The Poem

The united states justice system
is hell bent on destroying lives, and
it does, very, very well

Comments about this poem (Eat the poor by Lyn Pendleton )

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  • Holly Jamestone (3/19/2013 7:10:00 AM)

    Wow, Lyn. Profound. Wonderful title Eat the poor. I'm still digesting this poem but am pretty sure I love it! Thank you for reading my poem Broken and leaving your comment. Isn't writing cathartic? Best regards, Holly Jamestone [a former court reporter turned Author/Modern-Day Poet]

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