Begging Aid Comments

Powerful, deeply poignant and moving poem. Superb images.

While the manes age in the zoos That now are homelands Have become. A pathetic picture of the plight of people whose homeland has been subjugated forcibly. A great poem.

Some powerful images here, guns taller then children, homelands markets of leftovers. Provocative and haunting, glad this is a poem of the day.

The hidden side of life depicted with force and sincerity. Well deserved modern poem of the day.

The pain that is suffered is heartfelt. A moving poem.

Hands stretching In a prayer Of submission In a beggarhood. very fine poem. tony

Powerful poem courtesy of Rubadiri. I particularly like the way he deploys the circus metaphor to draw out deep injustices.

Circus entertainer circus by the animals with technical toys but some day the livelihood comes with joy and some day with sorrow it's true the terrible death is hidden in the entertaining toys...............

Pathetic condition and the plight of the oppressed who are ruled at gun point has been narrated in an admirable clarity and anguish. A

I immediately connected these lyrics with south side of Chicago city I am from and currently reside in. The negligence that lost lives have had in this city was felt when the size of these little innocent baby boys are literally smaller than the guns in which they carry... I took that metaphorically as well: (David you have a beautiful way of delivering description of true injustice in the world.... wow

A well crafted poem by David Rubadiri...................

This is a beautiful poem on terrible truth having touching expression.

The bitter truth. Very nicely done. Thanks for sharing.

Market of leftovers! ! ! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

Terrible truths, universally applicable, but more brutally and devastatingly so in Africa; expressed unflinchingly with great economy.

I love this poem, it was one of my favorite back then at secondary school.