Street Children
God help the children
In the harsh cold of winter,
Bones showing through bare threads,
Bloodshot eyes, puffed and red,
Paint, glue, meths, God knows what else,
Cheapest way to face a world
Of days dimmed to gloom,
Tranquilised, anaesthetised,
Homeless… helpless…
Huddled around a fire, shivering,
Tongues of flame sputtering
In the icy wind.
Image: Admitchell2008_photobucket.com
©DGA 27 June 2011 15:13
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28/06/2011 at 4:23 am
Very powerful. Very moving. Very sad. Sydney has had a very cold winter this year and every night I think of the homeless people shivering on the streets. Sometimes I go out with a charity and distribute blankets and hot soup. It is rewarding but there are so many people in need it can be overwhelming. It is something our government isn’t really addressing.
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28/06/2011 at 5:43 am
Yes, it is so sad. I’m focusing on the children because of the wasted lives, but there are also the old and infirm. I just hate the society we live in where the rich get richer, etc. etc.
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28/06/2011 at 4:27 am
this breaks my heart…to see children without…it should not happen…
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28/06/2011 at 5:45 am
We need to do so much more, Brian. Especially for the children!
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28/06/2011 at 7:30 am
It is heartbreaking. What a beautiful picture…
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29/06/2011 at 9:18 am
Such an indictment of society.
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28/06/2011 at 7:56 am
Oh so sad, adee.
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29/06/2011 at 9:19 am
Isn’t it, Cindy. 😦
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28/06/2011 at 7:03 pm
Tragic indeed. Little lives blighted before they have properly started.
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29/06/2011 at 9:20 am
It’s such a crying shame, Col.
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28/06/2011 at 11:45 pm
Powerful and depressing. What the USA spends in a month in our stupid meaningless wars would probably give food, shelter, and medical attention to everyone on the planet for a year !
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29/06/2011 at 9:21 am
It is an absolute disgrace, Carl.
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29/06/2011 at 6:57 am
you can see it in their eyes, Adee – little old souls
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29/06/2011 at 9:22 am
Innocence not understanding how they could be such victims of the greed of society in general.
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29/06/2011 at 7:03 am
Great writing Denise – very sad – homelessness is horrible but how much worse when it is cold.
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29/06/2011 at 9:24 am
Indeed, Gabrielle, this is the time of the year when I feel so guilty for being warm and fed.
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