deprivation silences the
tongues of many who have
lived the chronicle of
shallow existence
material needs will not
surpass compassionate
care for the soul of man
resilience of the flesh
overcomes the adversary
of motivation
Author notes
prompt:I cried because I had no shoes
Until I met a man who had no feet
A contest entry
- Quote Prompt Contest # 2 by BluesMan.
800 points, ended April 21, 2008, 11 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Hope, Feelings
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All that glitters lacks dept and true vale. When this veil is lifted from our eyes and we see the world for what it realy is. Cruel and insensitive! yet we strive not to allow it to shake our belief that humanity is basically descent and good thank you f
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excellent
Wonderful creation based on prompt. So very well done. Best of luck in the contest.
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