Sitting in my living room, watching my TV

Suddenly an image was cast upon the screen

A small pile of bones, with large brown eyes, looked straight on, out at me

My tears fell uncontrollably, couldn’t believe what I’d just seen

Eyes, so full of hopelessness and lost humanity

Suddenly the bones moved, it’s a child, I realised

I gasped at the pain I felt inside, it took me by surprise

And I can’t forget the tiny child with those despairing eyes