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Saturday, January 28, 2012

My thoughts on the victims of the water-crisis:


Author’s note:
The following poem is based upon the trials & perils of life that some of the most victimized individuals in this global water crisis are: Children. They suffer the highest consequences of this water crisis & usually are the last to get help. These same children whom are often the first casualties of this water-crisis, are also those whom are sent into war-torn territories, where they run the risks of being attacked by dangerous animals, murdered, kidnapped, or raped. It is my hope that, through this poem, you may find it in your heart, to find & make a way to help in any/every cause that you can, to help relieve the burdens placed upon those from among us whom are the most vulnerable of us & have less than we do. In all honesty, no Human being deserves to not water clean water. Clean water is a basic Human-right & all of us who have it must/should be willing to see fit that those who don’t have it get it.

The Narrative of a Victim:

Mama...Papa...I’m simply dying of thirst!!!
But, this waters’ contaminated & cursed...
...that’s what she said.

I walk...miles & miles...these are just some of my many trials.
The water I fetch for my family’s so filthy...the taste just hurts...
...that’s what she said.

I’m cryin’ out to Humanity, for help...my stomach curls.
Disease-ridden and mosquito-infested...this is the worst...
...that’s what she said.

I risk getting gang-raped by mercenaries.
I’m in fear of being devoured by parasites...
...that’s what she said.

I don’t wanna die...but, there’s no hope for me.
Millions of children share my dreadful plights...
...that’s what she said.

What will you do?!!!

Gareth Bryant/2012

To do something about it, to prevent the narrative of another victim from coming to fruition, donate to the following:

http://www.mycharitywater.org/givethanksforcleanwater

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