I am like them

by Kaylee   Mar 21, 2006


Do you see that child
Sleeping underneath the bench?
Do you feel that laughter
Dying within his young throat?

You might not even know
Who he is, but I assure you,
That even though he may
Not exist to you, I am like him.

Every morning when I turn on
The news and I have time to watch.
I listen as another mother is
Begging for someone to find her child.

Another teenage runaway thinking
She could find her own place.
You might not even know who
They are, but I am like them.

There was another clipping
In the middle of the newspaper.
It didn’t make front page but
That doesn’t mean it wasn't there.

Between the black and white words
And that tiny school photo.
Yet another child being killed
At the hands of a predator.

They’re getting younger just
About every single day that goes by.

Did you taste that piece of cake
That you had for desert last night?
I would think it must have been
Good but I can’t put that feeeling away.

I don’t know how I could forget
About that baby who is neglected.
And the younger siblings who just
Want something to eat.

They may not exist to you
But I assure you, I am like them.

While somebody is being taken
Into another stranger’s car,
I wonder what made me so special
To not have been grabbed that way.

And I sometimes feel restricted just
As she must feel when she’s alone.
I promise you that somebody
Might be calling for you to help them.

Another person being bullied
In between classes and at home.
You may not know who they are
But I assure you, you are like them.

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  • 18 years ago

    by Tara Kay

    Oh, my. I am in aww over all your poems and this was just perfect and true and imaginative and lovely to read.
    xxxx

  • 18 years ago

    by Tink

    This was truly a magnificent piece. There are words being whispered to me when I read this, words beyon the words written here. Keep it up!!!

    p.s: you spelt feeling "feeeling", might want to fix that!

  • 18 years ago

    by N J Thornton

    What an interesting and very thought provoking write. I've never really heard it put like that before. I liked the reference to different life issues that you talked about, it certainly gave the poem some realism. You kept the flow going through out the write and had me gripped to the very end.
    The only criticism I have is in the second stanza the full stop at the end of the second line isn't needed there. If you want punctuation, I suggest a comma instead.
    Also, I didn't understand what you meant by "...put that away" on the last line of the eighth stanza.
    Good job.

    ps Thanks for putting me on your favourites, I don't think I have told you are already on my favourites, so I'm glad the feeling's mutual.

  • 18 years ago

    by Kalika

    Absolutely amazing. It is nice to see that someone is putting themselves in someone elses shoes. Don't dwell there, however, you may get lost, and, in turn, lose yourself in them, becoming them.

    Kalika

  • 18 years ago

    by lost_laureate

    Another masterpiece. I can just step into your poems...I love it....

    [lostlaureate- come find me]

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