How will I?

Mother, tell me

How can I gain? When they have it taken away.

Do they not deserve it as well?

 

How will I rest? In a big mansion.

While they are out there, suffering torment of the cold night’s rain.

How will I drive? A BMW through a street

Where on the sides of it, they lay without complete bodies.

How will I feast? Celebrating my success

When they starve day after day.

How will I tour the world? Flying across the sky

When they can’t walk without a stick.

What will make me so much better than them?

 

The fact that I’ll be clever with some papers?

The fact that I’ll accept it’s a cruel world

And not everybody can find comfort?

The fact that I’ll have to abandon human feelings

Be selfish, hungry and forget morals and ethics?

Why do I feel that these thoughts are so powerful?

When in reality, I’m so powerless.

Author's Note

Well, I kind of finished it in a really short time. Again I find myself arguing with myself.
We're materialistic nowadays and it is very hard not to be. But then again, there will always be voices in our heads arguing around no matter what we do, good or bad. I'll probably write more like these later on. Thanks for reading. :)

Reviews

[shallimarRose]

Your message comes through loud and clear and so I think you have done a good thing here.. How will I feast when they starve..... stunning realization... some have it all some have little while others have children rummaging through the trash for food.. .... So glad I got to read this..
shallimarRose

[CagedEnigma]

Thank you for reading and reviewing Rose. :)

[shallimarRose]

you are most welcome..

[Mark]

"There will be poor always." someone very wise once said that.

I donate to causes I think are worthy, mostly medical missions in third world countries. I do what I can, and the fact that I am better off than most of the people on the planet does not make me feel guilty.

This is a good write, you get your point across very well and without becoming cliche or mired in it.

[CagedEnigma]

Thank you for reading and reviewing. :)

[Rita L. Sev]

An important question - How can we live well when others are in want of basics? Only the truly compassionate ponder such things. This piece shows your care for humanity - thoughtful and thought-provoking poem.

[CagedEnigma]

Thank you for reading. :)