'They' Who?

by haileyninon

April 12, 2018

They are some of many billions

Some do walk-ins, some do sit-ins

One eats plenty, enough for four

One is but a raw, empty core

They’re doing grand, look, they’re on fire!

They’ve created a new empire!

They’ve done a lot but… no one cares

They know they’ll never be billionaires.

Some believe in love or Jesus,

Stars, Vishnu, Allahu, Trees, Fish

Some don’t at all believe, oh, what a pet peeve!

To believe is to later grieve; who could be so naive?

Some have two parents and houses on lakes,

Some live with strangers, surrounded by snakes

Some are drunk, Some are sober,

Some won’t have children when they’re older

Some know their children would be strong

Some know their kids wouldn’t get along

Some are thriving, Some are free

But far away 12 kids sit at her knee

‘We want to eat, we want to live’

“You can’t live, son, and i can’t give’

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haileyninonApr 12, 2018

<p>I'm typically a visual artist, but I've always had a love for poetry. I haven't ever been confident enough to share my poetry until I submitted this very poem to the broward county literary fair. After hearing I won first place for rhymed verse, I was in genuine shock but very happy it was on a darker, typically-taboo situation. With general politics, and the increasing barracade between the wealthy and the not-so-wealthy, a light needs to be shined on the unfairness that is today. I know people prefer to avoid the topic, especially the wealthy because of a fear of offense or any loss of their share, but they have the loudest voices and the most oppurtunity to fix the issue. Unfortunately I am but one individual, I cannot fix the world on my own, but I have seen both sides of the thin line, and through art and poetry I can express the fixation and help a little at a time; hopefully other spectrums of minds will follow suit in their own ways.</p>