Street of Tears

As the day so clear Starts to disappear You can see the stars When you lay on your back The moon glows bright In the sky of black The children are peacefully sleeping And not a sound do you hear But their mother who lays weeping Feeling so alone with her fear She wonders if tomorrow will bring Food for her precious children Who are slowly starving Each day is the same With not a penny to spare Nothing but rags for them to wear They are so very poor No money in their pockets For spending at the store Their father has abandoned them It seems as though they've been forgotten What shall become of this struggling family With nothing to wear and no food to eat This down trodden family must live in the street It's all they can do just trying to survive Without help it's certain this poor family will die Copyright © 1998 Shari E Davis