A poetic comment that just welled up inside my head ? why cant we just do something ? before many more are dead?
How pious those politicians are,
When up there on T.V.
Saying that, all the things they do,
They do for you and me.
I don't remember requesting weapons,
Or to send my sons to war.
Just how many tons of food,
Would all that money provide for?
I didn't ask for that highway,
Or the 'modern art' with purple lights.
I would rather all those millions,
Helped with Human Rights.
Did I ask to stockpile food in hangars,
Until the price goes high.
Why can't we send it, to Africa,
Instead of letting them die.
The cost of clothes, for the 'P.M's' wife,
Or even the President's daughter.
Would probably give thousands of villages,
Access to clean water.
And if every politician, in the world,
Gave just one tenth of their wages.
It would feed millions of people in Africa,
Help them survive for ages.
If we must invade some countries,
Because of 'principles' so high.
How about those, spending money on weapons,
While their people die.
Conglomerates make huge profits,
Feeding those, already obese.
So why can't they spare some millions,
To help fight this disease?
So Mister Politician, if you are itching to invade, Let's all invade Africa, with help and love and aid!
So now it's over to you, let your voice be heard. Don't let this sin continue, it really is absurd!
John Roberts is a Freelance Training Consultant in the UK and a Director of JayrConsulting Ltd. http://www.jayrconsulting.co.uk
best cleaning company Lincolnshire ..You make me smile like I've seldom done before You... Read More
How I wonder what he's doing as I sit alone... Read More
I am not the one I was before yesterday.I cannot... Read More
Ole Bulky JeepsThrough late summer's heat These bulky shaped jeeps... Read More
Twilight, was now beginning. As forthe sun, it was down-down... Read More
Delicately, my mind was selecting a muffled tune, out of... Read More
I AM SO GRATEFUL for simpler times. Stores were closed... Read More
In Poetry: Meaning of WordsWhen I write poetry, I check... Read More
One of the most important poets of the post-war period,... Read More
Two Poems and an Analysis ['Witness,' & 'An Old Love']WitnessMy... Read More
Storm Rising along the Lima Coast [Summer of 2002]?wind was... Read More
I'm not well. Can't you tell? Kinda low, so,... Read More
Poems have different cores, or so I believe, and can... Read More
Writing Poetry for TomorrowWhat does a man need to be... Read More
If you are serious about seeing your work published by... Read More
Growing hurts sometimes; saying goodbye to friends, ... Read More
My eyes opened. I am still alive; Living on... Read More
Iquitos & the Amazon Part OneIt was December 2, l959,... Read More
We were exiled from the Garden of Eden. Its... Read More
Sorry would be a start.Though you cant take back your... Read More
Since Mohamed Ali?then Cassius Clay?announced that he had written "The... Read More
Ode to Quetzalc?atlQuetzalc?atl the GreatNo one knew his true name,... Read More
Atahualpa's Game [Peruvian]Sometimes, it's not wise To share your wisdom... Read More
Ded?cate to Antonio Castillo. L. Of. Los Andes UniversitarioOde to:The... Read More
Have you ever read the lyrics of a Simon and... Read More
on demand house cleaning Lake Forest ..Thank youDedicated to soldiers and their loved onesFor those who... Read More
Ed Gallagher Dec. 11, 1907 - Sept. 5, 2004This poem... Read More
JOINEDHeart beat of man pounding - yet unheard joined... Read More
#25The King and Delka [Split Mawkishness-on Moiromma /Part V]Sickly SentimentalityI... Read More
Black Blood, in Jeremiah's Vines [A Dream Poem]And I heard... Read More
"Beautiful Dreamer" was written by Stephen Foster just before his... Read More
What do you do when you want to write poetry?... Read More
Here are three more poems by the author, Dennis Siluk,... Read More
Mother's Day Poetry,I'm Sorry Mom!I'm sorry for the troubles ... Read More
The Goat and the Ropewhere there were devils I saw... Read More
There once lived an old man and his goodwife On... Read More
1) Do?a Leonor's Revenge [1627 AD]Rafael Ortiz's fate Was... Read More
I want to get closeI am afraid.Afraid of what... Read More
The Monster Mash The Graveyard SmashHave you heard of the... Read More
Poems have different cores, or so I believe, and can... Read More
Part oneI see them in the skies I hear them... Read More
She raised me like I was her own daughter from... Read More
Isn't that what they say?But what does that mean?There's no... Read More
Footprints to Mantaro Valley (English version)In what retreat art hid?-Where... Read More
In the Mountains of Haiti(In the City)-July is a hot... Read More
Time goes by to quickly to hold your feelings inside... Read More
Lima, City with the Stretched out WingsIt's an ink-black... Read More
All is still; all quiet; The world seems to... Read More
Have you ever sat there staring at the paper, ready... Read More
Storm Rising along the Lima Coast [Summer of 2002]?wind was... Read More
Poetry |