Poverty

• Divnoor Bajwa, Grade 5, Nunawading Christian College Primary
• Poetry
• 2015

Excellence Award in the 'Read Write Repeat 2015' competition

You and I are both living in a lovely home
With big backyards, playgrounds and space to roam
We've also a nice supply of feed
So it's not too hard to fall into greed
And forget that we have riches galore
So spoilt we are that we groan at a chore
Did you know there's food for everyone who exists?
The hungry poor should be gone but they do persist
How vain are we, shouldn't we give them assistance?
We have built up a incredibly solid resistance
To anyone who looks weak but still can beg
Some of them pay for food with their leg!
So please world listen to this advice
No, this isn't a choice so drop that dice
We need to help these poverty-stricken families!