Not the Human Stain

A child born of an adulterous union A lovers tryst a spiritual communion Something immoral in a lot of people’s opinion Will you be kind enough and show him some compassion? Illegitimate is what they call this child All through his childhood he gets ridiculed and reviled Inside him all these insults like boxes are piled Until one day he will burst and turn wild Will you be one of those who would break him apart? Or will you be kind and show him the goodness in your heart? He is innocent and you know it from the start To the sins of his parents he had no part Give him a chance like you do all the rest With flying colors he might just pass this life’s test I stand here now to make this special request This innocent lonely child please do not detest The sins of their parents should not be theirs to bear Be understanding show the children you care Let us understand them and be fair And most of all let us include them in our prayer In ridiculing them what have we to gain? Help them try and lessen the pain Their innocence is really very plain No they are not what some people call the Human Stain! NOTE: I have seen the effects of ridicule and unfair treatment that illegitimate children have sufferred. They start getting ridiculed from grammar school to high school. Effects of which have brought a lot of people to therapy. But are they to be blamed for their situation? I believe that there is no such thing as illegitimate children, there are only illegitimate parents. JEB