Poverty

Poverty is a real issue. You don’t know poverty until you’re in you’re bed wondering if you can pay you’re rent tomorrow. You don’t know poverty until you look in you’re kitchen and realize there is nothing in the pantry or the refrigerator to feed yourself and you’re child. You don’t know poverty until you’re begging family members for money to help pay you’re bills. Although you’re daily living expenses are not their responsibility, you have no where to turn and you have zero options left. You don’t know poverty until you’re selling all of your belongings just to make ends meet. You don’t know poverty until you have to live in a hotel room, if you can afford it. You don’t know poverty until you grow up in poverty and try to do better as an adult. You don’t know poverty until you fail to be better and now you’re child is growing up in poverty just like you did. You don’t know poverty until you look into you’re innocent child’s eyes who has no idea what’s going on and realize you have to keep going for them. You don’t know poverty until you’re tired of trying but can’t stop. Poverty is a real issue. When you’re in it, it’s almost impossible to get out.