Just Imagine
Imagine your self
stuck in the situation
your husband a wife beater
three children no money
how do you escape
how do you make a life
for yourself your children
your future, you have a right
Too be safe
to be strong
to be free
nobody has the right
to own you
to attack you
to hurt you
you have a right to freedom
lifeline could
talk to people
find people
that are willing
to provide emergency accommodation
families investing could provide jobs
ten dollars per week fifty two thousand per year
investing year after year creating wealth
Employment provides the income
to feed your children
with money in your pocket
you can find a place to rent
from the foundation of your home
you can improve your education
beginning the climb
to a better future.
Cousin Jonny has lost his job
his family depend on his income
but because his family
invested in creating companies
He has other opportunities
available he has other avenues to walk.
you meet a man on the street
angry hitting his car
you stop and spent
five minutes listening
broken hearted he tells you
the factory he works at shut down
redundant now his car has died
leaving him stranded and angry
sometimes anger is an expression
of frustration, a different form of tears
Because your family invested
you can give him a job
his car towed to a garage can be fixed
and with money he can pay the bill
people don't need charity
they need a future
even the job of a cleaner
provides to money to improve your education
Success comes on the back of hard work and effort
to climb above the problems of poverty
to climb above the streets of homelessness
does not require charity
the road to better futures, comes with employment
granted if you have a drug or alcohol problem
perhaps you can't hold down a job
some problems you have to fix yourself
the first problem you have to beat
is your addiction but remember, what you do in life
is also the behaviour, you teach your children,
the success of your life, depends on your decisions.
Copyright © Bernard Barclay | Year Posted 2020
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