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Like a free bird, we descend on this earth,
And as a child we take birth,
Unknown from the dire world which lies outside so cold,
Our life is poured into a typical child’s mold.
And we, relish every moment of childhood,
And turn it into a photo, framed with wood.
Not in everyone’s hand lies the same fate,
And they turn out to be unfortunate,
Whose hands are not caressed with toys,
But tainted in factories with metals and alloys.
Whose eyes are not soothed by sun light
But by the dark mist which poisons their eyesight.
Whose legs do not get to kick the ball,
But bear the load, and under it they start to crawl.
Whose tender minds crave for study,
But their day hours are spent doing slavery.
Just because they can’t fight,
We cannot steal their birthright.
They are crying, because their innocent childhood is dying,
Cannot we hear their cries?
Are we evil enough to bear their childhood’s demise?
Not alone, but together, we can help the poor souls.
by giving them joy, we once stole,
by giving back their childhood the real sense.
And make their eyes glitter with essence of pure innocence.
And give their destiny the new bend,
What they truly deserve in the end.
©2008-2009 ~Valiant-Devil
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I can only hope it evokes those senses of your mind, which are filled with compassion for the poor children

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:iconthebealtes:
again, awsome job, great message too

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I am glad you liked it:-)

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I know this is about child labour, but it touched me in another way. When I visited Bolivia to help build a home, my group visited an orphanage. God, I loved those kids- and as a rule I don't like children. They had NOTHING, but were so happy to see us. They had to work for everything they had since there wasn't enough money to do anything else. Six year olds working hard- maybe not in a mill or anything like that- but working all the same. I miss them so much, even though I didn't understand a word they said ( I would now, though). I loved them because I didn't need to understand. It wouldn't have mattered.

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Its so sad that circumstances can even force children to work where men do the job.
My English teacher wanted me to write the poem on this topic, I was not interested but I had no choice. When I read about it to get a more detailed info. before writing the poem, I was greatly moved by it. So I wrote it not just for my teacher but to express my views... and with hope that it may spark the same feelings inside the readers...

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