Next Time

• Trinity Vincent, Grade 11
• Poetry
• 2019

When you see an animal in need do you just walk by?
Or you hear a scream at night but rolled back over in bed.
When there is a little kid having a tantrum in the middle of the supermarket
Do you tell their parent to discipline their kid more?
How about you think about what you’re doing next time,
That animal could be hurt and needs to be taken care of.
That scream could be a loved one’s last breath.
That little kid in the supermarket has an unseen medical condition.
But you just walked by without a second thought.
How about next time you stop and actually do something about it
Make a difference, make a change, even if it is small.