Faceless

Posted: 4/26/2013

Little boy
All alone
Longing for someone he’s never known.
Needs a light to give him hope,
But all he gets is pain.
His classmates
Do not understand
They’ve never been in the place he stands.
The others laugh
The victim cries
A heart breaks
Under the weight of lies.

Little girl
So afraid
Struggling to make it through the day
Needs a friend to give her life,
But all they do is tease.
Her classmates
Do not understand
They’ve never been in a home like hers.
The children laugh
The victim cries
A heart torn
With strain of hidden pain.

The faces
We cannot
See
Are the ones who most need noticing.
The eyes that
We avoid,
Are the ones we need to see.
If we could try to understand
To reach out with
Open hands,
Live a little,
Love some more
Then we could break this cycle.
But instead we hide behind a mask,
We tend to see each victim as
Not a life,
Not a heart,
Just another faceless stranger.

Little boy
All alone
Longing for someone he’s never known,
Needs a light to give him hope,
And then he finds a friend.
The other boy
Can’t understand
He’s never been in the place he stands,
But reaches out
And shows the boy
How hearts mend,
With the touch of a friend.

Little girl
So afraid
Struggling to make it through the day,
Needs a friend to give her life,
She finds one in the boy.
The little boy
Can understand
He has been in a home like hers.
He teaches her
How to smile
And how to
Break the cycle.

The faces
We cannot
See
Are the ones who most need noticing.
The eyes that
We avoid,
Are the ones we need to see.
If we could try to understand
To reach out with
Open hands,
Live a little,
Love some more
Then we could break this cycle.
But instead we hide behind a mask,
We tend to see each victim as
Not a life,
Not a heart,
Just a faceless stranger.

By: Bronte