Poem: I Do Not Want to Hear It

" I Do Not Want To Hear It "

Daddy why is that man lying in the street.

Daddy he looks like he is about to die.

We have plenty of money, we can buy him something to eat.

Hush, now child, I do not want to hear it.

That man is lost to our life.

I do not want to hear it.

Now lets be on our way.

Just a conversation between a parent and child.

The child sees the pain of this man.

The parent just sees a pile dirty rags.

Does not want to hear the child's pleas to help.

There are millions and millions of homeless.

Homeless men, homeless women, homeless children.

Homeless families, homeless communities, homeless tribes.

And millions more just living on under the line.

Politicians, governments and corporations.

Do not want to hear it.

Ordinary people like you and me.

Do not to hear it.

And the famous just use it to increase their reputations.

Have we gone so far in society to block a senses.

Have we gone so far that I hearts are close to it.

We do not want to think about it.

We do not want to solve the problem.

We do not want to deal with it.

We can do something about it.

But I guess we do not want to hear it.

By Syrbastyian Vzampfyier