Greed

We have war

and much death.

What is being

taken in a battle.

Means little.

How did we

get to this point.

Or maybe why

have we not grown

beyond this level.

More people

yearly come

out of poverty.

But why is anyone

really in poverty.

I cannot believe

with all that the have, have,

that the have nots

cannot be brought,

to the point of having??

Food would be nice,

and some water too.

And to not be killed

over a piece

of dirt.

But there we have

the root of it all

when you have

you want more,

at the cost of human life!

GREED!!

Reviews

[J. J. Nightingale]

Amen.............

Thanks for sharing these powerful thoughts..

Jazz

[Willard Wells]

And thank you Jazz for visiting my words and commenting.

[J. J. Nightingale]

You are welcome .................J.

[zaisham9393]

Amazing poem Willard...I enjoyed reading it
thanks for sharing :)!

[Willard Wells]

And thank you for stopping by. It is always a pleasure to have you read and comment on my work.

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Greed is the reason of much sadness. Thank you for sharing these thoughts, Willard. :) Rudi

[Willard Wells]

Greed for all times. Or as they say "money is the root of all evil" . Thank you for visiting and commenting.

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You said so much , here...absolute truth. Rich in sound for hearing, but falling on so many deaf ears, my dear poet.

[Willard Wells]

Well it's said that the writers carry the heart of man and speak of man's humanity but as you say, who's listening. Thank you for your time and comments.

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the minute cavemen discovered other cavemen living across the divide and saw they has something they didn't have all the world's trouble began...today we see so much that could be avoided if the wealth and resources of the world were equally distributed...but, our capitalistic gouging far supersedes the needs of the impoverished and less fortunate and there are some who, upon not favouring another's culture, sex, religion, etc., try to rid the world of them...sometimes I want to hide from humanity...great write, Willard

[Willard Wells]

This is the third time I have responded to this and not sure what the site is doing. I don't believe in wealth distribution to an equal level since incentive still needs to be maintained. But there is some obscene money out there that could be used to better life for all.

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it is difficult to have it both ways...we either share it or we don't, really...the minute someone has more than another there is competition and eventually we are back to where we are today with large gaps between rich and poor... don't get me wrong, I begrudge no one anything they earn, even if it is a billion dollars, and if you earn it then it's yours to do with what you want...i am speaking only in utopian terms which we all know does not and can not exist...

[Brian Csati]

Good theme for a poem. Great work!

[Willard Wells]

Thank you and I appreciate your taking time to visit and comment.

[Celie Rose]

I liked your poem. The rich getting richer because of their selfish desire and the poor remaining poor.
Good job

[Willard Wells]

Story of the ages and nothing changes except we are more efficient at murdering in larger numbers. Thank you for taking time to comment.

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

One day, human race will be vanquished and wiped out not by the earth freezing or moon crashing or sun burning but by the war and the wounds that they will inflict upon each other out of their cupidity!
An intense thought provoking piece, especially considering the recent events. Creed murdered by greed.
Great write.

[Willard Wells]

Thank you for your kind words and taking time to visit.

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

You are very welcome.

[Perkele.7885]

We are but islands ourselves. mostly water, wanting to control all that surround us, our environment(our greed),We want perpetual existence for the family of islands that permeate our nucleic family.

[Willard Wells]

Thank you for the visit and comments.

[Valentine]

We all will die one day. Those that die in violence, wars or crimes, I feel for. As for greed...so many want all that someone else has but are not willing to WORK for it. Valentine

[Willard Wells]

Well some don't want to work for it but too many get paid too much for what they do, while people of the world starve so they can buy another ship or an island.

[Willard Wells]

i am sorry I forgot to thank you for you kind words and visiting. Peace out!

[Valentine]

You are very welcome.....