Three children

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Three children

Three little children.

One with a home.

One sitting on a thrown.

The last child only skin and bones.

 

One child lives happily with his family.

One child sits alone; his family won’t spare the time

The last child watches his mother die.

 

One child has a few new toys.

One child has the best toys anyone can imagine.

The last child plays with sticks and stones.

 

One child attends public school.

One child stays home and studies alone.

The last child has to cook and has never opened a book.

 

The children become men.

 

One man is off to war.

One man is sitting behind a jail door.

The last man is very far from poor.

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everafter commented on Three children

08-11-2009

I was touched by this poem as it hit close to home, your talent is absolutely incredible

monkyntz commented on Three children

08-10-2009

excellent piece are you sure you're only 15. god you can only get better you have a great future as a poet

therejected commented on Three children

08-09-2009

a wonderfully crafted poem with a great message. very good job

mamaoftheark05 commented on Three children

08-07-2009

This piece of art actually brought tears to my eyes. It is so true to the essence. Thank you for putting what the world is into words. Life, so simple

jlecabwit commented on Three children

07-30-2009

Very good Poem, It brings out the value of life of how each group such as in way as class. As example, the First class: People out there thinking highly of there selfs, Second class: just do not care, and Third class: can do nothing about it. Thats how i feel about your poem very true in life!

In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite.

Franz Kafka (1883-1924) Czech writer.

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