Their Shoes Pinch
I cried when I watched it
A single tear
Rolled down his face
Crouching on the floor
Of a public bathroom
His bed for the night
And then I wore those shoes
I cried when I heard it
She gasped and sobbed
My children my children
Her children were gone
Find them she couldn't
And then I wore those shoes
I cried when I saw it
So skinny was he
His skin dark and ashy
It's not him
No, it can't be
And then I wore those shoes
I cried when it happened
My bed, a public bathroom
My children, gone
Hunger, oh hunger
I cried for them
Did I have to wear their shoes?
Copyright © Khalai Jimase | Year Posted 2014
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