Hiding Child

Hiding Child

When did it become a crime to be a child

Being afraid to go to bed

Even more afraid to wake up

Watching people die right in front of you

Never knowing what you will eat

Or even if you will eat

You never know where your parents are

Or if they are still alive and healthy

How to hide is the only education you have

A lesson you learned too quickly

You do not know how to play

And you have never seen a playground

Someday the soldiers will leave and go home

The terrorists will stop their fighting

And you will come out into the open

You will once again eat

Fed by your parents

And you will play on a swing

If only you can live that long