POEM
By VVAW
[Printer-Friendly Version] From "The 1st Casualty" - Volume 2, number 1 (July 1972)
i was hungry and
you blamed it on the
communists
i was hungry and you
circled the moon
i was hungry and you
told me to wait
i was hungry and you
set up a commission
i was hungry and you said,
"so were my ancestors"
i was hungry and you said,
"we don't hire over 35"
i was hungry and you said,
"God helps those...."
i was hungry and you told me
i shouldn't be
i was hungry and you told me
machines do that work now
i was hungry and you
had napalm bills to pay
i was hungry and you said,
"the poor are always with us"
Lord,
when did we see you hungry?
Matthew 25:37
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