...terrible...

TERRIBLE
CHILDREN BEGGING
DIGGING THROUGH THE TRASH
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO EAT
HOPING THAT THERE MAY BE SOMETHING
HOPING THAT SOMEONE MIGHT GIVE THEM
A PESO OR A PIECE OF HOPE
A BIT OF FOOD OR A BIT OF LOVE
ONE IS BAREFOOT
I ALMOST CRIED
THEY ARE SO LITTLE
AND HAVE SO LITTLE
IT’S
NOT
RIGHT!
I WISH I COULD HOLD THEM
AND HUG THEM
I ALREADY KNOW I LOVE THEM
THE KIDS ON THE STREET
THE KIDS WITH BARE FEET
I WISH I DIDN’T HAVE TO SEE IT,
BUT I’M GLAD I DID.
I CAN’T BLOCK IT OUT ENTIRELY,
BUT I CAN HELP IT
I ALREADY HAVE
A LITTLE BIT
FOUR TINY CHILDREN
AT CHICHEN ITZA
I GAVE THEM MY MONEY AND WATER
I WISH I HAD GIVEN THEM MORE
MY HEART WAS BREAKING
MY EYES WERE STINGING
I HAVE SO MUCH
AND THEY SO LITTLE
WHY MUST LIFE BE SO UNFAIR
AMERICANS DON’T SLOW DOWN
THEY DON’T KNOW WHAT’S AROUND THEM
ALL THE THINGS THEY TAKE FOR GRANTED
ARE NOT THERE
EVERYWHERE
SO THINK ABOUT THAT SOME
SEE IF IT BREAKS YOUR HEART
MINE IS IN PIECES
FOUR, NO MORE, NO LESS
FOR FOUR TINY CHILDREN,
AT CHICHEN ITZA