Societies Child

enviroments affect lives

Societies Child

 

 

A child is born in poverty.

And this child lives in misery.

 

Societies child learns to hate.

cause poverty is a terrible fate.

 

As the child grows to an adolecent stage.

He finds you can't live on minimum wage.

 

For awhile he tries to live this way.

But his day and nights are again cold and gray.

 

A so called friend introduces him to crime.

But then he gets busted and has to do some time.

 

Another friend hands him a gun.

So he’ll take your money and then he’ll run

 

Society ask why he is this way?

They don’t understand, that’s why they say.

 

But society made this man what he is,

They’ve shaped and they’ve molded the way he lives.

 

People say he’s crazy or wild,

But it’s just a way of life for Societies Child...

 

 

© 1-23-1977

Debra Stevens Edwards

Author's Note

Just my thoughts

Reviews

[Luis Gabriel]

haha! that was a good read! i love things that rhyme by the way, so as you can guess Dr. Seuss is a genius lol. well done and very true.

peace

-luisito

[Adela Muresan]

Hmm. That's a bit to realistic for my taste ....

[Pamela]

This is so true and my biggest sadness at the age I am now. Beautifully written, punchy not lyrical, as it should be given the subject matter.

[Tanikia Brown Myspace.c..]

Wow this reminds me of a poem i wrote i don't think it's posted. Very deep i'm gonna have to post it for you maybe tomorrow. You've made several good points

[Jeff "jazzman"..]

This is on point! I love the flow and the message....5 Stars Excellent write!