We Only Read About The Wealthy Few

We read of Michael Jordan who has millions, Of the British Royals Camilla, Charles and Di And of Michael Jackson and his many scandals But still another child of hunger die. We read of Fergie who has squandered millions And of Kerry Packer on a gambling spree And of Hugh Grant and the beautiful Liz Hurley But do we want to read of poverty? . We read about Madonna and her baby And Courtney Love and her new great career But in a war torn land ravaged by hunger A mother weeps 'her sobs we do not hear'. We read of Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltzin And of the travels of his Holiness the Pope But the young mother found drowned in the Yarra We dismiss her as one who couldn't cope. We read of Hollywood the rich and famous The sporting greats and wealthy billionaire But we don't read about the struggling mother Who has to raise her children on welfare. We read about the trials of O.J.Simpson Some say he's guilty others say he's not But we don't read of the victims of the war lord They are not important they must be forgot. We do not read about the poor and hungry The suffering and the hardships they've been through Their stories are not worthy of our interest We only read about the wealthy few.