Someone was calling
From the corner out there
But no idea what it was
So pay heed not to the thing
Another voice crying
Somewhere I thought there
But I’m in a hurry
Besides why should I care
One day I need help
So I ask a friend for something
And push a little harder
But offer me nothing
Went to see someone
A good man sure will attend
To my need because it is urgent
Sad to say he's out of the county
What a life if I cry
For help but gets only sigh
Ask somebody but turn away
Leave me behind empty
What life if I get it
The same thing I did
Remember yesterday
I turned and left them away
What life with ear of a deaf
But no hearing left
What life with eyes of a blind
But no sight left to lend
(Camiguin Island, Philippines)
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