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Parents bleed failure
Shattered by their children’s cries
Hungry and dirty
Tortured by their poverty
They look above for relief
But prayers are ignored
They don’t qualify for aid
How poor must you be
In this, the greatest nation
Before they are helped
~
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Dom DiFrancesco 
Aid can be a real pain. My wife and I had to put in for medical coverage this year because COBRA was draining our accounts. My wife and I got in, but her part-time job made too much for my 3-year-old son to get coverage. She lost the job and suddenly we made too little for the coverage they were trying to get my son on, so we had to resubmit for the one he was denied for. It was an epic mess.
I’m sorry to hear this. It is such a shame that your 3 year old son couldn’t be covered. This should never happen in this country, but unfortunately it does more often than we would like to admit.
Yeah. It’s pretty baffling to us that the people who can ‘suck up and deal’ with a few minor diseases are covered, but the one that just entered school and has a developing immune system is denied. Thankfully, he recently got it fixed and he’s covered under our plan. Took a lot of tears from my wife and angry glares from me to get it pushed through quickly.
I’m really glad that in the end it worked out, but it certainly should have taken the effort that you and your wife had to put forth to get you child covered. This should have been a “no brainer”. :)
Exactly. There are some groups that shouldn’t have to fight for it. Children being one of them.
such a horrible truth. your words bring more feeling – to these voices which are ignored by so many.
Thank you so much.
Emotional verses. Deep, and moving.
Thank you very much for the nice comment. I appreciate it.
Very nice and honest words. I hope people will listen to them.
Take care,
Patty
Thank you Patty, I hope that they will. Be well. – Dom
Soothing words! They touch, lift, and inspire! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much. That was my hope for this poem.