Humanity Within by Melissa R. Mendelson
Humanity Within
Cold nights
light the stage
of the loneliness
that I am imprisoned in.
The stars above still don't shine,
and your eyes still avoid me.
Am I the fear
of what could happen to you?
Am I your reality
if things get harder,
if your world falls apart?
I am your shadow
as you walk past my cardboard box,
and I am in you,
the humanity
that you carry
but never tap into.
Here I lay,
starving at your feet,
asking for a few dollars,
or just for some food.
All you have to do
is open your heart,
open your mind,
and wrap me in the humanity
that you carry within.
Why should I
and those across the globe
suffer in poverty
when all we need
is for you to help
us stand back up
in this world?
The days would be warm,
and the nightmare would finally be over
as the stars shine again.
All that is needed
is the humanity inside.
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