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First Place Bust-a-Rhyme Poetry Contest Winner, 2009
Abandonment
by Ariana Anzola age 16 The African sun blazing down on his shoulders, The heat... The sand... A dry throat begging for water. A photographer walks along... looking... Looking for refuge in a UN food base. His camera in hand. Thoughts of a warm meal And a full belly. The photographer, Careless in thought, Comes across a bundle. He thinks it's an animal and comes close. A child... A dirty Hungry Crawling Child The child's head is so swollen, Her belly so bloated, Her body so weak, She can only crawl. Thoughts of a simple bread meal Bring joy to her spirit The photographer Shocked at the sight Takes a picture... Takes a picture and walks away... Walks away with a broken heart... A broken heart who did not help A poor child being stalked by a waiting vulture. I see this picture and cry For a child who had nothing For a man with no heart I feel pity for a child Crawling in a barren world.
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