NEGLECT

Tears!

With my eyes,

I scan through the contours of their stomachs

And see hunger chewing their loins

 

Filth!

With my hands

I feel their dry and scratched skins

And battle many devouring pests

 

Feelings!

With my mind,

I steal into their tattered selves

And feel the whips of the dreary cold

 

Their wounds won’t heal

Their tears will form a sea and dry leaving no trace

Hunger will end up finishing everything within them

And neglect will finally succeed in knocking them to the earth.

Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014.

Please observe a minute silence for all the children who have tasted death through no fault of theirs; through hunger, deprivation, neglect and abuse. Also give a part of you with a child begging on the street. It could be a smile, toffee or a hug. You might be saving a life or boosting some self worth. Thank you.