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 nig...