Sunday, November 1, 2009

Desperate Times

reading local newspaper
things are getting
bad to worse
marti forman she wrote
"beaten down people

hot tired lost
hopeless poor
unemployed sick
elderly confused
tired keep coming
food bank
overwhelmed scared
very scared"

recovery from
economic ills
slow to come
good times
for many
gone forever

houses gone
cars gone
work gone
loved ones
gone

hope

gone

TV people
read reports
economy recovering
companies post profits
how they wonder
cut costs
cut jobs
cut people
sense of purpose
lost

someone somewhere
needs help
don't look away
ask
how can I
help you today

3 comments:

Kat Mortensen said...

Interesting how we're both looking at different perspectives of "hope".

My mom is visiting some friends in Madeira Beach Fla. in a few weeks. Are you anywhere near there?

Kat

Tess Kincaid said...

Hi, I've popped over from Kat's blog. I enjoyed browsing through your poetry.

raydenzel1 said...

Kat
The local papers have been full of "heavy thoughts". It is easy to get caught up in my own survival mode.

Your mom is going to the west coast, I am on the east coast in the city of Wellington.

Willow
Thank you very much for stopping by. I am glad you enjoyed my writing.

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