by
Samantha Kaye C. Pablo
May 1, 2015
Sam wrote this poem in class, in response to poems with a social message, notably Janet S. Wong's "Speak up."
Looking outside my window
I saw a boy outside. I checked
what he was doing. A trash can
did I see. He picked a can
from a noodle soup treat.
A bottle with no water.
He opened it right up, shook
it toward his dry lips, on the drooling
hungry mouth. I sighed and wondered.
What other things does he do, to try
to live every day. Imagine all the food he
eats from a dirty garbage can. All the heat
they go through, to search and beg for food.
They need to go to church, they'll
love it there. But how can I convince them?
How can I help?
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