African Girl

I'm walking miles for water I drag my aching feet There's no shelter or escape From this torturous , scorching heat My ewer I hold balanced Upon my tiny head I dream of cool ,clean water And the thought of being fed My siblings cry with hunger There's sores upon their eyes The stench is all around us and it's drawing all the flies How can we all continue Through this unbelievable strife I feel there is no ending To this they call a life .