Living conditions are
turning sour
As people face
adversity,
Day by day, hour by
hour.
Climate change is
taking a toll
On the lives of
many, especially the poor.
When asked why
they're fleeing, they say,
"Food doesn't
grow here anymore."
The growth of many
of their children is stunted;
Children are dying of
malnutrition.
The parents want what all people want
Who find themselves
in their position:
They want to leave,
to find a place
Where their children
can survive--
Where life is not an
overwhelming
Challenge of trying
to stay alive.
They know the
journey north is hard;
Some have died along
the way.
What are their
options? To take a chance?
One thing's certain:
they die if they stay.
Our government
threatens to cut off aid
Which would only
make matters worse.
That will not stop
desperate people
From fleeing; it
will do the reverse.
Hear the cries from
Guatemala.
Don't close your
eyes or cover your ears.
A ghostly lament
will echo along
The banks of a dried
up river of tears.
-by Bob B (6-7-19)
*Based on a report by Nicholas Kristof
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