No one to blame but greed

An attractive woman with strands of grey hair

Picked out by the dreaded ‘C’ disease

Makes payment towards its demise

But with prices out of reach for everyone but the wealthy

She prepares to depart with a happy yet sad appearance

With thoughts of how medication that has been in existence for over 20 years

Increases in price instead of decreasing

With no one to blame but greed

A little girl

Walks through the streets begging for scraps of food

With no protection from harm and no tears left to cry

Three days she has not eaten

But goes on for the sake of her stomach

Yet a woman flies out of the country

To sleep in a five start hotel

With all the protection the world has to offer

To lead yet another fight against poverty

With no one to blame but greed

An underprivileged child

With no destination in mind but a need to keep moving

Struggles for a better tomorrow

To end this circle of endless greed

But when she finally gets that upper hand

Her desire for more manifests

Ignoring the flip of coin that got her into that privileged position

And suddenly what she once termed as wrong becomes justified

With the satisfaction of a need comes greed

a desire for more than what is considered enough

and a life devoid of compassion

an endless cycle of greed