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Poem by Don Hamaliuk

11/2/2020

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A LITTLE BIT OF SHAME
 
Hey you; stuck on the street, with not a care in the world
Your hair all in knots and your nails long and curled
I have pity for you and a little bit of shame
So busy with my life, I don’t even know your name
 
If you ask me for change, I might pull out my money
I’ll hand over so little, it’s not even funny
I am so healthy and strong and successful today
I wonder what it’d take, for me to be your way
 
If you were my child, so lonely and hopeless
I would do all I could, to get you out from that mess
But my children are successful and I’m doing just fine
I guess I don’t have to worry, if the worry’s not mine…
MUCH TOO BUSY EATING
 
I’m enjoying a second helping and yet another drink
My plate needs my attention, little time to stop and think
We’ll be throwing out the leftovers; our fridge is overflowing
So I’ll just keep on eating, even though my stomach’s showing
 
Someone needs to finish it, it seems like such a waste
So many different flavors, I’ve lost my sense of taste
Here comes another spoonful, I just need to open wide
The last one was kind of mushy; this one’s crunchy fried
 
I should start a diet, when I empty out my pantry
But there’s a stock of 40 days, I need to keep it handy
I’m addicted to going shopping; I get there every day
And the restaurant around the corner, has an excellent buffet
 
It breaks my heart to think, that someone’s going hungry
Living on the street, or from a weather ravaged country
The food that I am wasting, could feed a family or two
But I’m much too busy eating, so what am I to do

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Don Hamaliuk, is a father and grandfather who lives in St. Albert, Alberta for seven months and in Mesa AZ for the winter months, with his wife Joan. He writes mostly about the humour in our daily lives. If you want to hear more send him an Email donhamaliuk@hotmail.com and check out his You tube videos Don Hamaliuk Don Hamaliuk 14 subscribers•19 videosFunny Entertaining Original.

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  • Hunger Poetry
    • Now more than ever! >
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    • 2020 WFD Poetry Competition >
      • 2020 World Food Day - submitted poems
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      • World Food Day 2019 - Submitted Poems
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