Jewels in The Mud

Farmers in poor countries get much less than their produce's worth. Fair trade is aiming to improve this, but the scale is ultimately still showing that more people get less for their hard work. They have dreams too, to make their children educated, while struggling to earn money for their survival. While we can satisfy our hungers by a short trip to Tesco, Giant or McDonalds, they have to walk miles to get water which could very likely be cholera-infested. Forced to work in unforgiving heat to feed their families, and half-starved most of the time anyway, this poem tells of their lives.