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One "Poor" Child
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One "Poor" Child |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA 
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I was going through some older poems today and ran across this one from years ago...still very much current in its theme. Wealth is certainly not measured by what we own. One “Poor” Child On the north side of town, a shot rings out A body lies prone on the ground He’s barely fourteen, in that dark ghetto street Nearly dead, as he lays where he’s found In a blaze of lights he travels All the way to the ER room Where doctors sigh and parents cry And fate has sealed his doom On the south side of town, a call goes out To a man who is waiting there He lives his life hooked to a machine Now the kidney he need’s finally here “Hurry now, there’s no time to waste” Says the voice on the phone in his hand He packs his bag and climbs in his Jag And thinks to himself, “Ain’t life grand” At the hospital door they are waiting To greet him and rush him inside A new lease on life, at age forty-six Recieved when another has died They pass through the hall by the ER He looks in only to see A family in tears at the loss of a child And he thinks, “I’m glad that’s not me” He looks down his nose at the father The brother, the sister, the wife How could he know, the child that has died Is the one that now gives him his life “I’ll never be poor, in my life, like them” He says to himself with pride But tonight, he and ten others live Just because one “poor” child died ~ Ruth www.angelfire.com/pa/OriginalMinds/index.html [This message has been edited by hoot_owl_rn (05-17-2002 03:37 PM).] |
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Mysteria 
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
 Tissue Alert, tissue alert!Ruth this is a lesson we can all learn from, and thank you for the sharing. Fabulous poem as well by the way. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Very nice Ruth...James |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
it's amazing what you can find when you look. . . excellent work. . .yes, very current in its message. . . ---------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Ruth A powerful message in this..so well written poem! |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
This gave me chills, hoot... for the story and the poetic excellence with which it was told. *S* Well done! |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Ruth darling girl oh my goodness this is utterly utterly superb, Oh how fresh and vibrant it is. I swear I can see the whole picture darling girl it is truly excellent. Do I love this it has an awesome message and it written with such skill and depth of understanding. Absolutely excellent darling heart   Love and warm stuff As always Mushy  To give light to them that sit in darkness..... to guide our feet into the way of peace Luke 2:79 |
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Balladeer
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
One of your best, Ruth...and the fact that it's true makes it all the more powerful |
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Mistletoe Angel
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (tears fall down my cheeks) God Bless You, sweet friend, wealth indeed has nothing to do with money when it comes to value, it all lis within the charity our hearts offer! (BIG HUGGGSSSSSSS) My heart cries out to the child's family and my thoughts and prayers are with them all, sweet friend, this has me flooding in tears now, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Ruth, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." |
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