"Different Place"

It was such a tiring journey
Over rough and rugged land
The little lad was six years old
Too young to understand
That the water he was seeking
Would be filled with germs and waste
Not clear or safe for drinking
But so dangerously laced
He had no shoes upon his feet
The water *** immense
Once filled with ***** water
Far too heavy to make sense
But fill he must, his family
Depended on his quest
So Imari as the boy child
Had to do his very best
He didn't realise the world
Was so unfairly shared
That water ran free from a tap
Not preciously so spared
That children played in water parks
Had water pistol fights
Had baths and showers daily
Drank sweet water based delights
No struggles through a barren land
To fill a water ***
Yet taking things for granted
Never blessing what they've got
A different world beyond his grasp
A different selfish place
Where riches and possessions
Put a smile upon a face
Maybe one day young Imari
Will be able to progress
But as Mars seems more important
I think the world is in a mess.

The End           by David Whitney     c 2021