Those Who Have Eyes - Anasarca

Eight months pregnant.

Homeless crack addict

from the south side of town.

Angel All alone.

Can’t decide

If to confide.

Caught in a lifestyle

for which she knows no relief.

Day after day,

Night after night,

utterly impoverished

surrounded by filth.

Depressed,

and wishing she were dead.

Low self- esteem,

only seventeen.

Been molested,

been raped,

been beaten to the ground

been molested,

been raped,

by the men that promised

to keep her safe and sound.

Low self- esteem,

only seventeen.

Forced to sell her body

and tormented soul —

Depressed,

and wishing she were dead.

Talking to her unborn child —

no one else listens to what she says.

«How long God must I suffer this way,

Please don’t force me to endure another day»

Angel is pregnant —

baby, one month due.

I remember her say —

those who have eyes to see

Will see.

In what she said

I surmised

That look on her face —

with tears in her eyes.

To escape her pain

she decides life ain’t worth livin'.

Angel walks into the path

of the Marta Train,

The nine forty- five.