Let them bloom

"Children are the wealth"
It's a beautiful saying
When you look around
A vast decaying
All around the world
Utmost negligence
and the brutal surroundings
Make them suffer
and corrupt the little minds
Of the innocents
Time to safeguard this enormous
treasure on the earth

Revengeful acts between parties
With endless conflicts
Greediness in grabbing power
Flying missiles from one to another
Destroys lives
Of the cute, little, harmless kids
Thousands in a raw
An unbeatable sorrow
Weeping mothers
Holding their painful breasts
An awful scenario
Raping, kidnapping, murdering
and demanding for ransom
Proves brutality

Forceful command to hold a rough gun
Meaningless aim, there it begins
It's a curse, don't ever ruin
The life of a growing human
Teenage boys, pretty and handsome
Clueless walk, with a leader
Around the beach
Displaced ones
Fleeing and seeking protection
With severe starvation
How dirty and savagery to aim on
War and tsunami victims
Suffering from mental distress
Need proper attention
Effectively and abundantly
To help out

Children on the street
With no aim or guidance
Roaming up and down
No one cares, what is on
Dusty skin and the rotten dress
Hanging in pieces
Spread the smell of poverty
Through their blur eyes
They see the beautiful ones
Passing by
Hanging on to parents
Petting, embracing and caring
A heart-rendering scene
That makes emotional pang
To the neglected ones

Master's rough voice
Echoes in that huge house
All through
Endless harassments, punishments
Just swallowing the left-outs
That never fills
On that harder concrete
Dreaming of horrible shadows
And frightened faces
Awaken with that painful kick
To start another day
With a heavy workload
All alone
The bitter class bar
Never permits to mix up
The joyous playful hour
Fades away

Have little mercy
Extend love and affection
Guide with proper direction
Devote good thinking
Impose suitable resources
And better assurance
To safeguard them
Beautiful their lives
Help them all bloom
Bloom freely
To face the future with confidence
This is a heartfelt request
On behalf of all the needy children
On this earth

Susi Abeynanda