11/28/09

A Lament

Metal shack huts
Electricity but no plumbing
Door to protect what little is inside
God is good

Mismatched outfits
Hand washing clothes that never seem clean
Thrown away by others
God is good

Dogs, mangey and hungry
Wander through town wishing for food
Man's best friend
God is good

Babies clinging to mothers
Seeing the world for first time
Soon to have children of their own
God is good

Children running in the street
Snot covered faces
Eating candy off the pavement
God is good

Fathers sitting in the sun
Ambition is worthless without opportunity
Wondering where to wander today
God is good

Poverty is handed down from mother to child
Like the family silver
The sins of the father to the seventh generation
God is good

God is good
God is good
God is good

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