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HUNGER, by                    
First Line: We crossed the threshold
Last Line: In a world of greed.
Subject(s): Hunger


We crossed the threshold
Of the pauper's den
And stood in wonder
At the ways of men.

There stood a stove
Without any heat,
And a cupboard bare
Without a thing to eat.

Three children rolled
On a quilt of red
That served at night
As a crummy bed.

There a woman sat
As a humbled mute,
With the patience of
A dying brute.

The husband stood
With a pathetic mien,
That we should witness
This pitiful scene.

God, how can there be
A wrong or right?
When there are empty
Bellies day and night.

That millions should suffer
As these folks do,
Should put a curse
Upon me and you.

With a world of plenty
In a world of need,
Leaves us hopelessly marooned
In a world of greed.





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