THE ONES THAT STAND OUT! (TALES OF INCLUSIVITY) #WriteAPageADay

 

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Dear Lord, please give me the strength of heart

To look for them, the ones that stand out;

The reserved little girl who sits in a corner and cries,

The shy young boy who struggles to make friends.

 

The hyperactive little one who throws caution to the wind,

And rushes about, knocking everything in sight;

That special kid who finds learning a bore, Math a chore

Who needs aid to form a sentence, or read a book.

 

The innocent child who watches his parents fight at home,

And knows not where to turn because his haven is destroyed,

The oldest sibling who sulks because the younger ones are more seen;

The ones who strive hard but can never fulfil parental dreams.

 

That shattered family where a parent is no more

The children trying to come to terms with their grievous loss,

The father who has lost his job in the pandemic

And suffers, trying to keep the wolf from the door.

 

The tiny child who cowers, finding a predator close to home

Who says nothing to anyone, just keeps it all within;

Women who are molested, their self-worth ripped

While their abusers throw money around, go scot-free.

Hordes of young ones who watch the nation tear asunder

As people fight over religion, politics and filthy lucre.

 Oh Lord, help me to do the good that I can,

To look out for them, the ones that stand out.

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