Oh Yes, The Poor

A poem by Hal O'Leary

We are the reason we should fear the poor?
The distribution system isn't fair.
Is poverty a thing we can ignore?
When just a few demand the lion's share.

The distribution system isn't fair,
Excessive greed above breeds hate below.
When just a few demand the lions share,
The pressure builds, and one day it will blow.

Excessive greed above breeds hate below,
It spreads and it cannot be wished away.
The pressure builds and one day it will blow,
And when it does, there will be hell to pay.

It spreads and it cannot be wished away.
The level of the misery will rise,
And when it does, there will be hell to pay.
It's consequence should come as no surprise.

The level of the misery will rise.
Is poverty a thing we can ignore?
It's consequence should come as no surprise.
We are the reason. We should fear the poor

Hal’s poem was recently published in the Anthology, THE COMING STORM by Sleeping Cat Books.

Hal O'Leary is an 85 year old veteran of WWII who, having spent his life in theatre, and as a Secular Humanist, believes that it is only throught the arts that we are afforded an occasional glimpse into the otherwise incomprehensible.

Hal was recently inducted into the Wheeling Hall of Fame and is the recipient of an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from West Liberty University. His favorite quote is from Goethe. "I build my house on nothing, therefore the whole world is mine."