Poem by Eldon Winston

Hungers Conundrum

Hunger stalks the earth in hand with poverty, 
   drought, flood, war and refugees. 
There is little change in signs of malnourished 
   people and occasional aide trucks.

No change in dying people as disease 
   follows this caravan of misery.
A little help may soothe the pain but not enough.

Governments and religions are sometimes 
   the cause, the help or a vacuous stare 
   when more aide is sought..
Mankind can not agree on any path to health 
   for all and end the hunger cycle. 

We are all dependent on the chance 
   of birth, weather, war and economics 
   as to what and when or even if we eat.

Our actions are not enough to make mankind humane.