TOEKNEEZ LYRICS & POETRY AKA MAD-TONE AUSSIE BUSH POET

born in March in September 1952.Have been writing poetry since about 1962.Happily married to Julie , with 3 adult children and two grandkids--have had a non-creative period of late--but here's hoping that "creative juices" may flow again---all writings, remain the property of ToeKnees Lyrics all enquiries for this blog via tonyfromwindsor@yahoo.com

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Thursday, March 24, 2005

TORTURED FROM THEIR BIRTH (STARVATION)

Seems a bit daft to me,European Nations stockpiling food whilst in other lands they can't get the next meal--this wonderfull world has its gardens and it has its sand pits-and I think its time we set out to make much better use of the gardens to help those living in the sand pits


THE WORLD'S A FUNNY PLACE,YOU KNOW
I'VE COME TO THIS CONCLUSION.
AND MANY DREAMS OF LOVE AND PEACE
AN OPTICAL ILLUSION.
I'VE SEEN THOSE SMALL,POT BELLIED KIDS
WITH HUNGER IN THIER EYES.
I'VE SEEN THEM HOLDING OUT THEIR HANDS
AND HEARD THEIR MOTHERS CRIES.
A GRAIN OF RICE,A PIECE OF CRUST,
ANYTHING WILL DO,
WHILE RICH MEN SIT,AND PLAY THEIR GAMES
DON'T GIVE A DAMN,ITS TRUE.
A FAMILY WALKS A THOUSAND MILES
FOR A SLICE OF BREAD,AND WATER.
A FATHER SITS,HE STROKES THE HEAD
OF HIS SICK AND DYING DAUGHTER.
THESE,ARE OUR FAMILIES CHILDREN
TORTURED FROM THEIR BIRTH.
OUR BROTHERS AND OUR SISTERS
PRECIOUS CREATURES OF OUR EARTH.
I REALLY FIND IT DIFFICULT
AND JUST CAN'T UNDERSTAND
WHY WE ALL CAN'T GET TOGETHER
ON THIS VAST AND FRUITFULL LAND,
TO SHARE THE SPOILS OF LABOUR
AND HELP FULFILL THEIR NEED.
FORGET OUR RACE,OUR DIFFERENCES,
SHOW PITY , LOVE , NOT GREED.