No Flowers
There are no flowers there...
just flies, and dust and sun
Where a child wanders
over dirt under calloused feet
under a blazing sun
on a barren land
there are no flowers
there are no trees
where hunger is the only companion
where a pool of dirty water is a lonely playground
where life drains out and sickness plays the only game
where no birds sing...
where the only sound are tears of the innocent
where a child alone, lays down
where there are no flowers
only thorns
for his grave
Submitted for "A Piece of Bread, Please" contest sponsorerd by Sami Al-khalili
Copyright © Carrie Richards | Year Posted 2009
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