Throwaway Children
April 8, 2021 · By Shay Cullen
Throwaway Children
Why so many walk the empty streets, lost and so alone,
On the garbage dumps, in the sewers, they live as
Throwaway children without a family or a home.
We have a special day, but they need so many more,
They are wounded and abused, they are hurt, they are sore.
The children of the streets have nothing much to eat,
They have the pagpag, recycled scraps their only food, a rare but tasty treat.
They hide in doorways, they sleep on a dirty street,
They look for food and beg for help but the only
One that comes is the jailer that they meet.
Inside the jail they suffer all the more, their spirit ever strong,
Beaten bruised behind the bars of steel they endure the evil and the wrong.
There is no care, no social service that answers to their needs
They are ignored by all, the animals that no one feeds.
Traffickers and abusers give the glue to sniff and deep inhale,
When unconscious, captured, they struggle to no avail.
The abuse and violations start and never end,
Until the young life is destroyed and there is little left to heal or mend.
We rescue all we can, give life anew, a happy home with learning and respect,
Stand with them and call for change that more will find
Compassion and we fight for freedom and their rights we will protect.
Shay Cullen
