And Who Is The Poorest Of Them All?

not the one without a cent in his pocket
not the one without a potato on their table

not the one who lost his house to fire
not the one who lost his parents in the war

not the one who did not finish his education
not the one without a job

the poorest of them all is the one without hope.
the one who does not love
the one who has stopped yielding his fruits.

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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