Fasting in London in a climate of poverty, hunger and starvation in the world while 'events' are being held on poverty with speeches being made by some of the most culpable violators of the human rights of the people being obstructed in poverty and deprivation across the world

MUHAMMAD HAQUE POLITICAL POETRY on the occasion of the official observance of the United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

London 1428 Hrs GMT Tuesday 18 October 2005


What is poverty?
[Part 1[

Extracts:

“
Poverty is robbery
Poverty is denial
Poverty is loss
Poverty is barrier
Poverty is obstruction
Poverty is imposed
Poverty is injustice
Poverty is the inequality
Of entitlement introduced
Into human society
By the greed the cruelty
The inhumanity of
Those who control
Access to the power
That is used and abused
To create perpetuate and
Justify poverty

Poverty is here at home
Poverty is the neighbourhood
Poverty is in the ability
To play parts as social
Responsibility while at
The same time taking
Part in suppressing
Rights
Says
Voices
For depravity
Against
Humanity

Poverty is the mark
Of the strength of the wrongdoers
Poverty is the
Confirmation of the
Victory of the wrong
Instinct
Of selfishness
Have uncaring
Base basic
Inhumanity

Poverty is the challenge:
Facing it NOW
Must be all our
Top actual selfless
Priority...”