Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, COMPASSION, by RALPH ERNEST WEBBER


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COMPASSION, by                    
First Line: I cannot reap a profit's gain
Last Line: And end the night in shame, afraid.
Subject(s): Begging & Beggars; Compassion; Homeless; Hunger


I cannot reap a profit's gain,
While millions suffer want and woe,
And face the bitter sleet and rain
Devoid of all the warmth I know.

I cannot rest while mile on mile
Of homeless march down road and street;
While thousands stand at half-closed doors
And beg a scrap of bread to eat.

I cannot sleep while through the night,
In dives of sin that we have made,
Our youth stand in the stench of sin
And end the night in shame, afraid.





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