Starved Stomachs

This poem shows the dark side of humanity and the bad effect of poverty.

The eyes were constantly searching,

Searching for the food to quench the appetite.

But the stony passers were ignoring

the hungry mouths, imagining of a bite.

Poverty has become an antagonist,

In the story of starved stomachs.

Each character and himself the protagonist

Just thinks and their thumbs they suck.

The eyes shed bitter tears

And their hearts complained to the Lord,

"O Almighty! Are we lacking in prayers

or had done the deeds so abhorred?"

Unbeatable crying, but still lives the hope

And it will live until breaks the life's rope.

Author's Note

Ignore Grammar Problems

Reviews

[Wild Rose]

Very moving
Hunger seems to be all around us where ever we live and travell
Old people here
Do they spend money on eating or Heating
They live in cold houses temperatures below freezing wearing hats, coats and gloves.
Food from the "Food Bank"

[Raj Sahu]

Thanks for such a wonderful review!

[Wild Rose]

My pleasure young man

[Pooja Chintamani]

Your words catched whole picture.unfortunately here is role of poverty and still hope lightning.last line is concluding every scene of hope wen rope breaks ..awesomely you done..

[Raj Sahu]

Thanks a lot!

[look.both.ways]

wow. very captivating and very smooth word flow. Such an important topic and im very glad that you are writing about it. Very nice.

[Raj Sahu]

Thank you so much!

[MotleyMelly]

This was a smooth read. Unfortunately, the passerby-effect happens too often in this world. If people would open their hearts to each other, rather than just pass by, thinking "Oh, someone else will take care of this.", the world would be so much better of a place!

[Raj Sahu]

Thanks a lot! I appreciate your suggestion!

[Geodan]

This poem really makes you think about situations that people face. The talk of hope at the end shows one of the blessings of humanity: hope. Even in the worst hardships hope can shine. Keep up the great work.

[Raj Sahu]

Thank you very much.

[Neville]

A very emotive write and most deserving of all the reviews it has received to date. I am sure it will receive more, N

[Raj Sahu]

Thank you so much.

[MCS]

A good read.
It's come to this society comprises of two classes: those who have more food than appetite, and those who have more appetite than food.

[Raj Sahu]

Yes, truly said. Thanks for your review.

[Pravir]

A very touching poem with every line filled with true emotions. . "Unbeatable crying, but still lives the hope
And it will live until breaks the life's rope." The ending line was very deep.
. . nice job. . keep sharing

[Raj Sahu]

Thanks a lot. 😊

[rowan.taylorrr]

this is truly very sad, but it's amazing at the same time. i love your style of writing and the way you can portray so much emotion in just words

[Raj Sahu]

Thank you so much dear. 😊

[Ruth]

Poverty should not be a thing of modern times...there is enough money in this world to feed all...breaks my heart that it is not so...well written...

[Raj Sahu]

Thank you very much. 😊