Through the Eyes of a Child

Through the eyes of a child a new belief is born dad has left home and that is why mommy sighs the fridge is bare sometimes all they eat is corn must be my fault she thinks that is why mom cries Her studies are becoming harder every day there are duties to share and supper to make she's lost some weight and she's thin as a rake must be mom's fault, that is why dad went away Little brother is angry, he balls up with a fist the rent is late and the money jar un-steady she ties a string around her bony little wrist must be God's fault, the cupboard is empty Through the eyes of a child truth can be a bitter pill, she weeps as a flower wilts, over by the window sill. July 3, 2022 Not for contest