What Poverty is Not.

Losers,

Wasters,

Three Generations.

Burnt by the Sun,

Reflected by Mirror.

 

Worthless,

Jobless,

Sitting on Corners.

Drunk, stoned, and violent,

Mindlessly living.

 

Scapegoats,

Excuses,

A separate species.

Something to demonise,

Folk to ignore.

 

Forgotten,

Abandoned,

Yesterdays scraps.

Society’s leftovers,

Don’t give a crap.

 

Inhuman,

Degraded,

Can’t afford feelings.

Sanctioned by gods,

Then wiped from the budget.

 

 

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