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The Little Mother Teresas

How do you view the life and work of the late Saint Teresa of Calcutta?

By Skyler SaundersPublished 6 years ago 1 min read
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Did she really care about the poor?

Pustules cover their

Hands. Long strands of gray

Hair look like spider

Webs encircling

Their heads. They gasp for

Panacea to

Act as a balm for

Their maladies. They

Also look like babes;

Their bellies poke out

Because of the lack

Of nourishment. What

Happens to people

Like this? They are kept

Well enough to be

Alive. The little

Mother Teresas

Ensure that they not

Get as healthy or

Wealthy to take care

Of themselves. They wish

To see them grovel

And wallow in their

Own misery. The

Whole idea is

To keep them alive

But not well. Make them

Prepared for the death

That awaits them but

Dare not to improve

Their conditions. It

Is only the greed,

Selfishness, and pride

That can give such folks

The chance to rise up

From squalor and live

Against the little

Mother Teresas.

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