Need Versus Greed (Clothing)

Need versus Greed
(Clothing)
P K Routray
With civilization
cloths were worn
To with stand cold
warmth of the body to hold
clothes are essential
for mankind’s survival.
Cloth along with shelter and food,
basic necessity they are, thus human scientists conclude.
Many in the world do not have cloth to cover
with scanty cloth to civic society, they ar barred to enter,
from freezing temperature of cold, snow they pathetically suffer
for their pains and pangs the opulent class has least time to bother.
Some put on scanty clothes and at times no cloth for civilized show
but when poors show off with the same, upon them we look low.
Even with plenty of cloths in their closet
to have more and costlier, greedy people covet.
Wear if they, even a new cloth a day
to finish the closet, several life times take they may.
Out of poverty some do not have clothes to put on
Some do not put on cloths out of passion and fashion
Strange are the ways of destiny
some float in opulence, some face its irony.
Some die having too much, more than the necessity
some die not being able to meet the bare needs out of scarcity.
Stark distinction exists between haves and have-nots today
to mitigate the wants and to nullify the greed, help the God may.