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To: Machaon who wrote (3124)9/18/1999 9:14:00 PM
From: greenspirit  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 6418
 
It's really tough sometimes Robert. Once long ago I wrote a poem to kind of get my feelings out. You might like it.

"THEY'RE JUST CHILDREN"

As the wind whistles by
she crouches under a bridge
wondering
praying
and not Knowing
how to give life a try

Niether adult or child
the system doesn't care
her yearnings seem small
a meal
a bed
a place not to get raped
is all she dare

As the chill gets deeper
she hopes for a blanket
but all she pictures are stares
and sad looks
that seem not to care

The politicians talk
and people do to
but it means really nothing
until she learns to walk
and talk
like me and you

Some live in dumpsters
since it's warm and safe
until they sell their bodies
to a very wrong date

I wonder and ponder
why few seem to help
after all "they're just children"
can't we remove the kelp
reach out a hand and simply help

standupforkids.org

Michael