 | Joanne Wilson Tubbs on Miles gets it at age 3 |
There’s no such child as other people’s children.
Who am I any way?
I’m a grim tragedy on your television.
I will not go away!
Please don’t ignore my pain so deep?
“I” am your child too!
Born in America when your senses were asleep.
I am the child you grew
Heartdance is a place to ponder the condition of children in the world. The Poem which sits at the forefront of this blog was inspired by the story of a young Urban child who left on his own, was left to his own devices to grow up. Tragically this 11 year old didn’t make it. [...]
