400,000
Four hundred thousand children are in line
I don’t want a kid with bad genetics
no one can hear you, world roaring about
cups, shoes, they tape confrontation over
my lips, you hear just whispers of the sand
I was churning. water murky, broken
the system is broken, they just sigh out
accept and find new things to scream about
cups, shoes, lid tight on them, suffocating
they slam their doors, funds are for our wars, so,
open yours, four hundred thousand in line
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Powerful, unblinking, real. Nice writing, Sav.
Thank you so much!
I love the power and strength in this!
Thank you!!
I love the way the poem reverses itself and how you end on the 400,000 waiting for you. Powerful, powerful stuff.
Thank you so much!
As someone who adopted a 16-year-old via the state foster system, this is one of my favorite subjects.
I was 14. It’s wonderful you adopted a teen from the system. They deserve homes!