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October 3, 2009
By tori_Lou GOLD, Wolfforth, Texas
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i see a hurting child, thin as paper and just as pale.
i smell the hunger in the air, as foul as rotting milk.
i taste the dirt of which these children eat, the empty satisfaction it brings.
I hear the cries of pain coming from each child, the sound so unbearable that we close our ears.
I feel their pain and emptiness, it hurts like a gash in my heart.
and no one will stop the pain. the hurt. the hunger.

© Krystal B., Bloomingdale , IL

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i feel strongly about all these starving children and i get emotional every time i speak about it.
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tori_Lou GOLD said...
on Nov. 20 2009 at 3:51 pm
tori_Lou GOLD, Wolfforth, Texas
18 articles 0 photos 21 comments

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thank you 8)
bluemagnet22 PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 20 2009 at 1:08 pm
bluemagnet22 PLATINUM, Dearborn Hts, Michigan
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You were born an origanal why die a copy?The secret to success is the consistency to pursue.To the world you may be one person,but to one person you may be the world.To receive the right answer,you must ask the right question.Don&#039;t worry be happy! :)

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Wow great poem with a great meaning