Empty Paper Sack Poem by angel marie

A little girl 'bout age twelve
walking down the street
watching people go by
always saying hello to the ones that greet.

But then notices a boy about her age
sitting on the ground
with ragged clothes and bruises
not even making a sound

The little girl went over to the boy
and asked him why he wasnt at home
the little boy replied,
'I have one with my dad but I want to be alone'

'My mom had died when she had me
then gave me to my dad
who smokes and drinks all the time
and hits me when he's mad.'

'So I sit here alone
waiting for my dad to come back
to bring me some food
in a paper sack.'

The little girl was astonished
about what the boy had said
and ran to her mother
to tell her about the boy
and the bruises on his head.

When the girls mother had found out
she went to the boy straight away
to get him medical help
and someone to care for him everyday.

But when the little girl showed her mother
where the boy had sat
they didn't see a little boy
but an emty paper sack.

By: Shaina Lloyd