Gray sand
a labor's hand
blister ridden
A heart full of
Pain - hidden
A child's eyes
devoid of dreams
suffocated screams
making carpets
needles pierce
cry disappears
as the bully master
with a wooden face
and without grace
comes with a baton
to beat him blue and green
Mother weeps
yet eyes are dry
she can’t even cry
she is ill
no money, no food, no pill
helpless she is
hapless she is
Father drinks
borrowed intoxication
Beats mother
Without provocation
The child works
And childhood sleeps eternally
