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poverty

poverty,

the one thing that is always kept in the dark

there are a lot of rich people in this country,

but they don't care

the government promises jobs and infrastructure,

but they take our money for themselves undercover

the government promises education for all,

yet there are still many kids who are still uneducated

what the government doesn't know is that the lack of education and high crime rates are all related.

 

we live in a country which is so beautiful,

it really hurts me to see a father who is unable to put food on the table

it really hurts me to see people sleeping on the side of the road,

treating it like its a bed

it really hurts me to see people begging on the streets,

because they don't have the money to be fed.

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Written by
manqoba
Published
Jun 5, 2014
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15·139
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I write this in 09 . talks about the poverty in South Africa

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#sad#poor#rich#poverty#capitalism#corruption
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