True Poverty

In our minds,

In our hearts,

In our souls,

What is true poverty?

Is it the physical attributes of a person?

That they can not dress themselves accordingly.

For then I would be poor to. But am I?

Is it the wealth, the resources, the renowned fame?

For even then I am at the very bottom of that pit.

A nation acclaimed locally, globally and international

as the most poorest living people.

Is indeed the one whereby your wealth, your resources and fame

all originate and descend from.

Through a family I saw the true meaning of wealth and richness.

Through a family I saw the elder that had taken care of the younger

Now taken care of by the youngest of them.

In a family I saw the true meaning of wealth-

But not selfishness.

Poverty is an immaterial feeling to the soul

Poverty is an immaterial feeling to the heart.

Once the heart is lost to it; the mind soon follows

leaving a jagged end to a unique life story.

You measure wealth by paper.

You measure wealth by food?

You measure wealth by four-legged mindless beasts.

You measure wealth by clothes?

I measure wealth by care.

I measure wealth by the strength of unity.

I measure wealth by the simple charity withing people's hearts.

I measure wealth by love,

Love that people welcome you

with their warm open arms and

show you life's happiness, whilst

still maintaining the righteous path.

Let us agree to disagree.

Let us fight our fights.

The true poverty will always be, to me

the inability to love, care and be selfless.