Exploiting The Poor

sneaky thieves emerge bold
plot plan strike then take
priceless dignity unguarded

But what is worse?

When your dignity is stolen
taken with a smile
or when exploiters laugh

at victims or laugh
over their profits
amassed in evil deeds?

sneaky thieves sleep to wake
to prey upon new poor
new cycles of poverty helpless

poem by Terence George Craddock
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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