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A child without a home,
And you want that brand new phone?
A baby dying of hunger,
Yet you wish you looked three years younger?
A mother cries herself to sleep,
For her children she can’t keep.
No money has she now.
A better life she must allow.
An old lady dying alone,
And because of school you moan?
An old man sick on the street,
Yet you want another treat?
A daughter works from 5 to 9,
And then doesn’t even dine.
To help her family she must,
And the rest, in God must trust.
A woman killed for speaking out,
And why is it that you pout?
A man jailed for wanting better,
Yet you still want that new black sweater?
A father drinks his troubles down,
As to not skip out of town.
His family and he dwell in a slum,
Waiting for a meal that may not come.
A child without a home,
And you want that brand new phone.
A baby dying of hunger,
Yet you wish you looked three years younger.
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estuvo super cool! i commend you on your poem!
sabes que? deberias ensenarle mas de tus poemas al mundo!
