Can We Imagine
Do we understand
Can we begin to imagine
What it's like
to live over there
Where drinking water and toilet water
come from the same source
Where trips into town
are by donkey or horse
Where babies are more likely
to die than to live
Where life's path is fixed
determinative
Where rice is the one meal of the day
where anopheles mosquitos hold sway
Where 'hope' is a dream that ends at dawn
and a grave marker a pillow to sleep on
We read about it
a moment of concern
Shake our heads solemnly
as the world turns
Copyright © Gershon Wolf | Year Posted 2022
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