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The Eclectic Pen - OUR PEOPLE


By: BARBARA D. (TINKER)   + 6 more  
Date Submitted: 1/21/2007
Genre: Literature & Fiction » Poetry
Words: 127
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  THIS IS THE LAND OF PLENTY,WHERE THERE IS HUNGER AMONG SO MANY.THOSE WITHOUT A HOME,SICK OR ALL ALONE.THOUSANDS LIVING IN THE STREET,UNABLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET.THERE'S DISEASE AND WAR,THIS IS NOTHING NEW ITS GONE ON SO LONG BEFORE.TO GET ANSWERS LETS MAKE A PLAN,GIVE OUR PEOPLE A HELPING HAND.FEED THE HUNGRY,SHELTER THE HOMELESS.FOR THE SICK,LETS FIND A CURE,THOSE ALONE BE A FRIEND FOR SURE.FACE THE PEOPLE ON THE STREET,DON'T TURN AWAY,IF THINGS DON'T GET BETTER,WE MAY END UP THIS WAY. CRYING CHILDREN FROM ABUSE,FOR THIS CRUEL ACT THERE IS NO EXCUSE.WHY DOES THIS GO ON? WHY NOT GIVE THEM TO A CARING HOME? SO MANY QUESTIONS YOU ASK,THESE ARE NOT NEW,BUT FROM YEARS PAST.NO ANSWERS THEN,ON ANSWERS NOW.ARE WE GOING TO CONTINUE TO LET OUR NATION DOWN??


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