Lost Innocence

The eyes they tell a story
when an innocence was lost
gone with opportunities
to the side a life was tossed
 
no time to be a child  
when you have no food to eat
just dirt and grime and lots of crime
stealing shoes from tiny feat
 
her eyes they tell a story
of the forgotten and forlorn
no love, no care, just lives in fear
in tatters and in torn
 
I see kindness, I see love
I see giving to another
but do we really see
outside of our little bubble
 
needy, but they won't ask
nor they cry or beg attention
life so rough it's just existence
not worthy of a mention