Starved Stomachs

This poem shows the dark side of humanity and the bad effect of poverty.

The eyes were constantly searching,

Searching for the food to quench the appetite.

But the stony passers were ignoring

the hungry mouths, imagining of a bite.

Poverty has become an antagonist,

In the story of starved stomachs.

Each character and himself the protagonist

Just thinks and their thumbs they suck.

The eyes shed bitter tears

And their hearts complained to the Lord,

"O Almighty! Are we lacking in prayers

or had done the deeds so abhorred?"

Unbeatable crying, but still lives the hope

And it will live until breaks the life's rope.

Author's Note

Ignore Grammar Problems

Reviews

[Wild Rose]

Very moving
Hunger seems to be all around us where ever we live and travell
Old people here
Do they spend money on eating or Heating
They live in cold houses temperatures below freezing wearing hats, coats and gloves.
Food from the "Food Bank"

[Raj Sahu]

Thanks for such a wonderful review!

[Wild Rose]

My pleasure young man

[Breadwinner]

It's the best writing I have ever read till date....It just melt my heart...How you gather the courage to write about this pain...I love this!

[Raj Sahu]

I am much glad that you liked my work. Thank you very much.

[Danish Bin Sattar]

Highly powerful and captivating. Alerting the reader with what the poor go through everyday just to get food is an art itself. Albeit , there are a few grammatical errors. Nonetheless , job well done and vision well executed.

[Raj Sahu]

Thank you so much.

[AllauraRose]

I like how you write about worldly issues, and I think you can use your poetry to bring attention to these problems! Well done!

[Raj Sahu]

Thanks a lot dear!

[Erudite]

Ignoring grammar problems, my only advice is to use the word "the" less often. Now, this poem is good. I can feel how your heart was breaking for the hungry people of the world. I only wish you had written a bit more

[Raj Sahu]

It is a sonnet, therefore consists of 14 lines. Thank you for your appreciation!

[Erudite]

Ah, that explains it :)

[PoeticBlindness]

"Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God."— Proverbs 14:31

"Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime."
— Aristotle

This is so amazing writing. Thank you for sharing.

[Raj Sahu]

Thank you! Nice quotes!

[Anish Gowda]

Exceptionally well written. Very strong message. We should not only read and review here, but definitely try to bring any difference in such people's lives. Wonderful poem

[Raj Sahu]

Thank you dear!

[Laurierose]

Oh my, very moving. This reminds me of riding on a train; often if we're fortunate enough, we're gazing outside the window and our focus is of one side of the tracks. The side where there is mediocrity, opportunity and privilege. However, many of us aren't fortunate to see the other side. If you turn your head, you'll see all of the casualties, gray areas and hard knocks. We can't stare in both directions simultaneously, though we know another side is over our shoulder. This was touching. Great read.

[Raj Sahu]

Thanks a lot!

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

An emotional and realistic piece that gathers thoughts and truths and displays them, well done, good read.

[Raj Sahu]

Thank you so much!

[kristelescapades]

wow. tugs one's emotions.

[Raj Sahu]

Thank you!

[The Iron Horseman]

A very thoughtful insight on a very real problem. We in the West have a tendency to forget how fortunate we are and how much harder plain survival can be in other, less fortunate, parts of the world. Hunger is a universal problem and it could so easily be solved with careful organization at the world level if the conditions were right. Unfortunately human nature and inertia always seem to mitigate against global solutions. For example, the hijacking of aid shipments in Africa by local warlords for personal gain. A very sad state of affairs.

[Raj Sahu]

Thank you for your wonderful words! I am totally agreed with this.

[The Iron Horseman]

You're welcome.

[송지석 / Ji-Suk]

Well it’s life. It’s not suppose to be easy. I was starved for no reason by my parents. If I was caught stealing, my parents came up with an inhuman punishment where I could have the delicious food in my mouth but I couldn’t swallow.

[The Iron Horseman]

Geez, that is really sick! Not exactly Happy Families! Fortunately that is not life for many people!

[송지석 / Ji-Suk]

I guess so, but solving world hunger isn't going to help much because of how cruel people can be.

[The Iron Horseman]

You are right about that. Unfortunately most of the bad things in life have more to do with the negative aspects of human nature than with circumstances!

[송지석 / Ji-Suk]

Yep but I don't let my past define me at all

[The Iron Horseman]

That's the spirit! When life kicks you in the teeth, kick it right back!