Poverty Promotes Pity Or Indifference? Poem by Terence George Craddock

Poverty Promotes Pity Or Indifference?

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who believes
the poor are envied
their poverty

the poor evoke
many emotions envy
is not counted

among emotions
poverty promotes
pity or indifference

are two common responses
poverty defines in hearts
of compassion or inhumanity...


Copyright © Terence George Craddock

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Written in May 2015 on the 8&9.5.2015.
An extended version of the poem 'Envied Not Is Poverty' by Terence George Craddock.
Inspired by the post 'America’s richest congressman says poor in the US are ‘envy of the world’'.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Jayatissa K. Liyanage 08 May 2015

Thought provoking and very deep meaning it carries. Great thinking.

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