So few needs that humans have
that some say bread and water.
Forgetting clothes and shelter
to leave you cold or hotter.
Who will make their list up
of what it takes to live?
and who will cross it off
should they be one to give?
Some will call them cheapskates,
skinflints, even misers.
Those who would pass judgement:
ignorant and chastisers.
So share yourself with others,
that rich may know the poor.
and both will be the wiser
forsaking all the boor.
Then think of those with nothing,
to know their many needs.
Remembering food and water
is the least of what they heed.
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