What Does Poverty Cost?
I wrote this poem and a few others a while ago, and posted them in screenshots on my Instagram and Snapchat. Enjoy!
What does poverty cost?
It costs livelihoods.
It costs kids in woods
Hunting for their families.
It costs little girls
Missing worlds
Of education
To fetch water.
It costs mothers
Starving to help her children
And fathers letting go of pride
To feed those inside
His home.
It costs older brothers
Doing dangerous things
To catch a few shillings
From a rich man willing.
It costs older sisters
Giving up their bodies
And dignities
For a little feed.
It costs the little ones
To feel guilty
Because they’re so unable
To help.
It costs bystanders
A little pity
And maybe empathy
When they hear a cry
For help
So, what does poverty cost?
It costs one a chance at life.
About the Creator
Kelly Akoum
I love reading, writing, running, and learning. My favourite things to write are rhyming narratives (AKA poems that tell a story of sorts), and just poems in general. Hopefully you enjoy my works 😊
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