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No Air Conditioning For This Family of Ten

The shabby hotel rooms were dank and dour
An indigent family blinked in the dark
Too dull to see much at this wake-up hour
The man of the family has such a bark.

A new baby! How marvelous! An unthinking person said.
But a new child in this family was just another to be fed
We don’t need another mouth, mama unkindly thought
The others seven children knew to do what they ought

In these rooms, seven children tried their best to please
They welcomed the tiniest bit of a summer breeze
No air conditioning for this family of ten.
Every day was a day of labor, once and again.

They did their share, and they kept the baby clean.
He was a sweet boy, but enthusiasm did pale.
They had not needed another; it might sound mean.
But this baby was an extra to feed and had such a wail!

Copyright © Caren Krutsinger | Year Posted 2021

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Shirley Hawkins Date: 10/12/2021 6:26:00 PM Every baby has the right to be wanted and loved. More precautions should be taken to try to stop this happening if the outcome would be so damaging to the family and finances.... Caring write, Caren Login to Reply Caren Krutsinger Date: 10/13/2021 8:26:00 AM It is so sad when the family is tired and exhausted and keep having children who are not welcome.

Terry Flood Date: 10/12/2021 4:36:00 PM So much truth in this Caren. A great write on a topic that makes my blood boil. Terry Login to Reply Caren Krutsinger Date: 10/13/2021 8:26:00 AM Thank you Terry.

Andrea Dietrich Date: 10/12/2021 4:29:00 PM I really like this, Caren. It's the stripped down truth of how poverty affects the morale and the minds. So sad. Login to Reply Caren Krutsinger Date: 10/13/2021 8:27:00 AM It is very sad, and yet, some of the poorest people who are the saddest seem to have the most unwanted children.

L Milton Hankins Date: 10/12/2021 8:56:00 AM My feelings about this sort of thing are too profound to state here, but these kinds of situations are a crying shame!!!! Login to Reply Caren Krutsinger Date: 10/12/2021 10:33:00 AM It is so sad when people have more and more children and they are more and more unhappy about it.