Invisible Child (Vignette)
Unseen, unheard, unmentioned,
man of the street,
a lone cry,
'Big Issue' but no-one stops to buy.
Cardboard cities come alive each night
while riches sit back watching HD TV.
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Invisble families saying grace,
giving gratitudes over grey crusts of yesterday's bread,
not a dime to spare for a pair of shoes
and Nikes adorn the riches feet
while on their plate a salad of virtue.
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Empty promises from nations before their bombs
and another child grasps the hand of his mother;
the lifeless hand, his only hope in the rubble.
Invisible child destined to be
another unseen man.
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