For the Little Children

“I believe the children are our future, Teach them well and let them lead the way…” Hehe! No I haven’t turned into a Belieber or a MJ wannabe. I just happened to have visited a children’s home a few days ago. There was once a time when I would get excited over kids, when singing lyrics such as those mentioned above would not seem foggly at all. Then someone left me with a 2 year old for a whole day and I discovered where the big nightmare had been hiding all along.

So this particular children’s home visit was a little less exciting than it would have been. Nevertheless, the stories of these kids lives were horrendous. I was shocked beyond sadness at the misfortunes they’ve been through - things that had been done to them by their own parents and grandparents. I’ve never been much of a humanitarian but when the owner of Agape Children’s home informed me that they were actually struggling to pay the bills for these kids I felt that something is really amiss in society. The best I could do is pray for the best for these kids and be there for them.

Different

You always felt different

Always thought different

Put pen to paper to answer the question

Your results came back different

They gave you the manual

But you read it out different

“Left not right!”

“Right not left!”

And it all sounded the same to you

You were just…

Indifferent

They marked you out for great accomplishments

But you knew not what accomplishment meant

And then when you took the nosedive

You wondered where the compliments went

It was simple in the beginning

You were winning!

You were grinning!

But in time the prize grew rusty

And gold became plastic

Currency, the new yardstick

Of life’s great achievements

Could have walked the common line

Could have embraced the template

Could have followed the tried design

Used the main gate

But no, oh no…

You were different