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.