Street Child (Poem)

Street Child

What are you doing out at this time of the morning?

 Sited on the pavement in all those dirty clothing,

 You should be at home, in bed, covered with a cozy blanket,

 In a beautiful pair of nighties, and right beside you, a pet,

 I’m engulfed with great sadness at the sight of you,

 It was never your fault to end up this way too,

 I will never fully understand how it feels to be in your shoes,

 To grow up without love, without being cared for, like a sheep let loose,

 To be able to sleep anywhere, not wash for weeks, live with hunger and no money to spend,

 To take every day as it comes, not preparing for tomorrow, just you and the world, don’t even have a friend,

 All this and more, shatters my heart,

 You do not deserve this, life isn't supposed to be a mean path,

 If there is a God in Heaven who created you and me,

 I know by heart that He did not mean for life to be this hard

  

What are you doing out at this time of the morning?

 Sited on the pavement in all those dirty clothing,

 You should be at home, in bed, covered with a cozy blanket,

 In a beautiful pair of nighties, and right beside you, a pet.

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