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Broken Crayon


Look away
there's no point
clicking 'read full poem'
Concentrate on what's under your nose
in your own backyard
because you may not like this
just carry on reading and writing
about your own more important issues
This poem is not for you
it's not about someone doing their own thing
 
It's about a tiny hand
stretching out
on the other side of the world
waving goodbye weakly for the last time
 
It's about being too late now
and that food you threw in the bin 
automobiles that cost a million bucks 
and someone you'll never know
walking miles to a well every day
barefoot hungry 
wondering about the water running dry
 
You carry on
and leave me
to play with this
broken crayon
If I try harder
maybe one day
I'll learn to write something
with a message
you really want to read

 
Written by Abracadabra
Published | Edited 26th Mar 2016
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