Asylum: Afro-American Poetry for the mind.

Teaching a Child to smile!

Everyday they come to play

they share a song and run around.

Everyday the seem to be

perfect beings

without a flaw, without a scratch.

Everyday, every waking moment

these beautiful beings

run from their parents

without a care in the world

of anything to happen

Yet throughout the world

there is fear

the fear of being hung for

being who you are

The world of which we live has broken down

there is no need to feel

threatened by the people in your own country

we were all created equal,

not one before another

and it I didn't know any better

I'd say

Its hard to see a child today

smile with case of trouble or fear

So how do you teach a child to smile

if not even you know how

How can you teach a child to smile

when the tears fall day and night

working hard to get home without

there being bills on the table,

spreading salt on a wound that could be

healed with as much as a hug

a kiss

a band-aid of love

A child knows what a child see's

and as a child it takes positivity

to smile

to play

to love

but to most importantly to laugh

and to laugh with the hope

of one day waking up to

peace and love

not malice and depression.