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Kid-life Crisis

Homeworks to do,
Puzzles to solve,
Toys to be put back,
Drawings to colour…

Then comes the ugly green veggies,
That mommy insists I must eat.
Oh, please, mommy, for just one day,
Can I have ice cream instead?

Tell me my favourite story,
As you tuck me to bed,
Please make sure to check,
There’re no monsters underneath.

These seem like little things,
But it’s too hard to process,
I’m just a child age six,
This is my kind of stress.

But do you know?
There are kids younger than me,
Carrying luggage, breaking rocks,
Their childhood, snatched by poverty
.

A Tiny Request:
Bangladeshi Photojournalist, GMB Akash has been taking an initiative to help people around by providing them with education, helping them set up a small business, and more. I’m sure there are more amazing people like him trying to make a difference, promote them, donate if you can. 

Most of my poetry this month will revolve around his photostories. 

Checkout his blog: https://gmbakash.wordpress.com/
To donate: https://www.patreon.com/gmbakash
For his books, biographies and more:
 https://www.gmb-akash.com/home

Featured image by: Victoria BorodinovaΒ fromΒ Pexels

Responses

  1. Stuart Avatar

    This is so true and unfortunately often overlooked

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    1. Shreya Joshi Avatar

      It’s so saddening to see kids so young work. But if they don’t work, they don’t get food. If only there were proper plans to eradicate poverty, and give a beautiful childhood to every kid. πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”

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      1. Stuart Avatar

        I completely agree, so much wealth in the world so little distribution of it.

        It also makes us realise that our day to day problems are not really that much when compared to others. This sort of poem gives us all a well needed reality check.

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  2. Ishita Gupta Avatar

    Heartbreakingly trueπŸ₯Ί

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    1. Shreya Joshi Avatar

      πŸ€—πŸ€—πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”

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  3. Carol anne Avatar

    such a beautiful poem! I commend him for what he’s doing!

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    1. Shreya Joshi Avatar

      Thank you so much! He’s truly awesome! πŸ€—β™₯️β™₯️

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      1. Carol anne Avatar

        πŸ’œπŸ₯°πŸ’œπŸ˜‡

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  4. Sukanya Avatar

    This touched my heart πŸ’“πŸ’“

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    1. Shreya Joshi Avatar

      Thank you so much, Sukanya! πŸ€—πŸ€—β™₯️β™₯️

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      1. Sukanya Avatar

        My pleasure dear πŸ’– friend πŸ™‚

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      2. Shreya Joshi Avatar

        πŸ€—πŸ€—πŸ€—

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  5. Era Avatar

    Sad reality πŸ˜”πŸ˜”

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    1. Shreya Joshi Avatar

      πŸ€—πŸ€—πŸ€—

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  6. Deb Avatar

    You are doing a great job by highlighting about great job here. Pls keep it up.
    And great poems too πŸ™‚

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    1. Shreya Joshi Avatar

      Thank you so much, Deb. So glad you like these poems and the works he does. It truly means a lot to me. πŸ€—πŸ€—πŸ€—

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  7. Harsh Avatar

    A lot of things need to be changed.

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  8. justanothergirl Avatar

    This is so sad but it just made me realize all the things I took for granted. It’s a beautiful poem☺

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    1. Shreya Joshi Avatar

      Thank you so much, dear! So glad you liked it. πŸ€—πŸ€—πŸ˜˜πŸ˜˜β™₯️β™₯οΈπŸ’•πŸ’• Cherish what you have, be happy, smile. πŸ€—πŸ€—πŸ€—

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  9. Geri Lawhon Avatar

    Such a true poem, but a great one to read to a young child. Thanks for posting it.

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    1. Shreya Joshi Avatar

      So glad you liked it. πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯° Truly means a lot to me. ❀️❀️❀️

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