The horror of poverty exposed in There Are No Children HereWhen you think of poverty, often the mental image that comes to mind is that of the well-being of a single parent, of dependent people, of apathetic unemployed women and men, drug addicts and alcoholics. Children are often forgotten. The impact of poverty, destruction of crime and stigmatization of violence on children is more devastating and irreversible than the miseducation and illiteracy that so often accompanies poverty. This implies not that poverty cannot be overcome, but that cycles of teen pregnancy, welfare dependency, and high school dropout continue and are difficult to break. The signs of poverty are addictive and just as binding as any disease like alcohol or drugs. The above is provided so that the student has a better idea of ​​the focus of the article. The full document begins below. What happens to the deferred dream? Does it dry out like a raisin in the sun? Or is it supposed to be like a plague - and then runs away? Does it smell like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar on top - like a syrupy sweet "Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or explodes? - Langston Hughes For most African-American children living in inner-city ghettos, the idea of ​​having dreams seems just a dream. Dreams that won't come true because of the poverty-stricken neighborhoods and violent lifestyles of their parents. reader aware of the plagues that afflict the majority of inner-city children and young people in American ghettos. When one thinks of poverty, often the mental image that comes to mind is that of the well-being of single parents, dependent women, of unemployed, drug-addicted, alcoholic and apathetic men. Children are often forgotten. The impact of poverty, destruction of crime and the stigmatization of violence on children is more devastating and irreversible than the miseducation and illiteracy that so often accompany poverty. . This implies not that poverty cannot be overcome, but that cycles of teen pregnancy, welfare dependency, and high school dropout continue and are difficult to break. The signs of poverty are addictive and just as binding as any disease like alcohol or drugs. The song popularized by Whitney Houston THE GREATEST LOVE says: I believe children are our future, educate them well and let them lead the way.