strangers

a girl with no voice of her own
a boy brought up in a broken home
a child picking meat off his bones
this is where we are.

a girl who walks out on the game
a boy who steals without any shame.
a child too shy to speak his name
this is who we are.

a girl who starves and cuts too deep
a boy too proud to admit defeat.
a child who cries himself to sleep
this is who we are.