"desensitised" poems - Hello Poetry

Do we, as a people, deserve to be critised? Have we as a nation become so desensitised to the plight of those among us who are marginalised? Do we care nothing for the less well off, the disenfranchised? Rents and cost of living as high as we have ever known, numbers on the breadline and homeless have consistently grown, so many suicides because people feel so desperate and alone, how can we stand by and let this happen to so many of our own? So many families torn apart and utterly devastated, Far too many of our young people reluctantly emigrated, People losing their homes, heartbroken and humiliated, There is not much about this country now to be celebrated! It’s true that during the recession most people lost a lot But was it the booming economy that really started the rot? Did we start judging each other by how much each had got? Was compassion for our fellow man something we forgot? Though going through hard times we still give much to charity many services only possible because people work voluntarily but the government rub their hands together with unashamed glee Are they right to think our actions absolve them of all responsibility? Though all of us are struggling, each with so much on our plate Should we not come together, do something before it is too late? Surely the plight of these our people should prompt a national debate? to ensure our government meets the needs of every last citizen of our state. The frightening thing is, it could so easily be you or I left unemployed or homeless, or barely scraping by we cannot just dismiss it, the signs are all there and if the present is anything to go by, will anybody care?

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May 7, 2015

May 7, 2015 at 3:54 AM UTC

damian-murphy

Does Anybody Care?

Do we, as a people, deserve to be critised? Have we as a nation become so desensitised to the plight of those among us who are marginalised? Do we care nothing for the less well off, the disenfranchised? Rents and cost of living as high as we have ever known, numbers on the breadline and homeless have consistently grown, so many suicides because people feel so desperate and alone, how can we stand by and let this happen to so many of our own? So many families torn apart and utterly devastated, Far too many of our young people reluctantly emigrated, People losing their homes, heartbroken and humiliated, There is not much about this country now to be celebrated! It’s true that during the recession most people lost a lot But was it the booming economy that really started the rot? Did we start judging each other by how much each had got? Was compassion for our fellow man something we forgot? Though going through hard times we still give much to charity many services only possible because people work voluntarily but the government rub their hands together with unashamed glee Are they right to think our actions absolve them of all responsibility? Though all of us are struggling, each with so much on our plate Should we not come together, do something before it is too late? Surely the plight of these our people should prompt a national debate? to ensure our government meets the needs of every last citizen of our state. The frightening thing is, it could so easily be you or I left unemployed or homeless, or barely scraping by we cannot just dismiss it, the signs are all there and if the present is anything to go by, will anybody care?