The Eyes Of Poverty

• Thomas Da Jose, Grade 8
• Poetry
• 2007

I am a boy who lives not so far
I am a child not as different than you are
There is only one difference that is quite clear
Something I want for your ears to hear
There is not a night I don't dream the life of yours
Is there ever a night you dream of us, the poor
I am someone who struggles both day and night
You are someone who sleeps nice and tight
Unlike yourself, I would eat anything I see
You will never be as hungry as me

What you dream - I do not care
What I dream is a life that is fair