survival (haiku)

makeshift tunnel

barely space for one more

ant

 

ant

claimed its space among

a colony

 

colony of ants

filled every space avoiding

the exterminator

 

(c) Tournesol '14

 

Posted by Cheryl-Lynn Roberts, 2014/09/26

 

Haiku Horizons "space"

Justice for youths (Haiku Horizons)

child abuse
rape, violence, incest,
reduced sentence!

 

children`s rights
we smugly shout“Youth Justice”
we whisper, “denied”

 

children crying
bellies empty, hurting
landfills of waste

 

child soldiers
fighting wars of their fathers
lost childhood

 

lost childhood
never reaching puberty
youths’ injustice

 

youths’ injustice
adults’ failing our young
justice for youths - FAILED 

 

© Tournesol '14/08/04

Submitted for  Haiku Horizons "Justice"