Do rich people know what being poor is like in present day America?
If I were to share my venmo @justgildedcages, how many people would send me funds so I could purchase a home?
If I wanted to attain property, how much support is out there?
Do people with excess know how to redistribute wealth?
Sometimes it scares me to think about it,
but I can’t afford to be scared.
Do people with a good, consistent, stable income know how many people are suffering from not having income, not enjoying the job/s they work at?
Do citizens of the United States comprehend that reparations have nothing to do with the government and have everything to do with white people giving money away without expecting anything in return except for peace?
Do people know what peace is? How it feels? How so many long for the small things and others are distracted by the petty things?
I wonder.
Great philosophical poem and you address so many important issues in a thoughtful way!
This is such a strong and powerful poem. I was particularly struck by
“Sometimes it scares me to think about it,
but I can’t afford to be scared.”