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The Family                                                     Why Poverty?

        Son, I do not have food to feed you,                           The society is afflicted with poverty,
        Nor do I have the money to buy some for myself.                Is a warning for the entire human race,
        Dear wife, I do not have the money to buy you jewelry nor to get   Corruption the hidden reason behind poverty,
        you fancy clothes.                                             Only a fearless society may be called.

        Daughter, I have not the money to give you an education.       Poverty, a lifestyle,
        Or to get you toys that you see other children play with.      Where the people are misled and unaware,
        How I wish I could give my family what they want, but alas, I   Poverty exists there.
        have no money to buy it with.
        Why should I continue this life?                               Poverty a term given to poor among a country,
        I am just a burden to my family and this world.                A term given to those who cannot satisfy their needs,
                                                                       Poverty must be finished till 2030,
        Arjun Sarkar                                                   Can poverty be the reason for countries not developing?
        MYP-2
                                                                       Pratham Bansal
        Say no to Poverty                                              MYP-2

        Hello, this poem is of poverty,
        One should get the food to eat,                                Be Human
        Kids need to get rid of malnutrition,
        There should be proper sanitization,                           People are starving
        There are a lot of moles,                                      People are crying
        One should  have access to proper clothes,                     People are suffering
        For people who live under poverty,                             People are dying
        Life’s harsh and sad,
        Don’t be mad.                                                  Humans live all as one
                                                                       But what about those in the slums?
        God will send a helping hand,
     WORDS  2020 -21  Or put an end to this surely,                    With not a grain of wheat to eat                    WORDS  2020 -21
                                                                       With not a rag to wear
        Without us working together we cannot help,
        Say no to poverty,
                                                                       With not a sturdy roof above their heads
        Say no to poverty.
                                                                       To keep them safe and sound
                                                                       There are some who have everything in life

                                                                       And there are some who have no voice.
         Monik Yadav, MYP-2
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