“Weathering”
by Gary R. Hess
Typhoons ravaged the countryside.
Barren and unprotected.
Children weep for mommy
and daddy, but no one comes.
Alone.
A child limps house to house,
street to street.
A tear falls down her cheek.
She looks up
and sees her home.
Dilapidated.
Flooded, torn, and destitute.
The child scuffled forth.
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This contemporary poem is about the hardships thousands of children face each year and the outcomes they face.
