Selfish Beyond Belief

Looking through a full fridge And finding nothing worth my while Not giving a second thought To the skin and bone children Drinking from a swamp With great big smiles There's nothing good on TV, We eat at the same place everyday, And by the way I'm bored out of my mind! But a scared little boy sees it all Far away from the comfort of this hypnotic box He gave his share of scraps to his younger brother While his entertainment is watching God paint pictures in the sky (I racked my brain Searching for ways I should be upset Ain't one good reason I could find) It was yesterday I found myself and grimaced It was today I helped out a complete stranger And thought "How silly of me to think That was all there was to it... Nobody's ever just found, we run too frantically For all that nonsense. We do the best we can For as long as we can. Though selfish beyond belief I do think there is still hope for me" I smiled in awe at the discoveries Tomorrow would bring