Blind, Deaf and Heartless

Must we become blind

to see

Must we become deaf

to hear

Must we lose our hearts

in order to feel

When will we realize

the needs of the people

Aren't fake

they're actually real

So many go hungry

with nothing to eat

others traveling the roads

with no shoes for their feet

The homeless, the sick

in alleys lie dying

while others can't sleep

as their children are crying

These poor only beg

to be lifted from pain

while from the top

looked down upon

with utter disdain

I hear their words

“I got mine

go out

get your own”

Do they not have a heart

Do they not understand

That the greed of the rich

Has brought the downfall of man