"There is a Sore Evil" by Joji Varghese Kuncheria is a poem from the Anthology "Poets Against Inequality" published at Amazon.

Ebook: ISBN- 10 / 1980654646

Paperback: ISBN- 13 / 1980654643

There is a Sore Evil

By Varghese Kuncheria

There is a sore evil soaring under the sun, 

The evil of inequality among people and nations, 

The profit of the earth is meant for all, 

But the riches are kept by a handful.

The nature of man is naturally selfish, 

And the poor are oppressed and reproached, 

Lay aside all malice; let no guile be our guide, 

Let love and brotherhood be part of our DNA!

To oppress the poor is to reproach humanity, 

There is a gap that becomes wider day by day, 

The gulf between the haves and the have nots.

Refuse to hide your wealth in tax havens.

Pay your taxes and make eternal savings, 

That moths do not eat or perish by evil travail, 

Honour all men, let not your heart be haughty

Have pity on the needy, and honour your Maker.

​The struggle is the same; the UN has tried its best,

So are the nations but you can make it happen,

Neither slumber nor sleep till you sweep up, 

Inequality away for ever from our lovely planet.

The billions cannot add a day more to our lives,

But it can add many more days into other’s lives.

We all fade away like flowers that wither away,

Let the horn of righteousness take bud!

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