Somebody
You’re my client
But I don’t know you
I've read your case file
But it’s not your story
I've typed your résumé
But it’s not your identity
But I don’t know you
I've read your case file
But it’s not your story
I've typed your résumé
But it’s not your identity
19 years old
18-month-old daughter
Boyfriend in prison
Parents across the ocean
Looking for housing
Living on the beach
18-month-old daughter
Boyfriend in prison
Parents across the ocean
Looking for housing
Living on the beach
Daughter is healthy
Misses her daddy
You met him at the skate park
He took you to a bonfire
Made you feel special
You thought it was love
Misses her daddy
You met him at the skate park
He took you to a bonfire
Made you feel special
You thought it was love
He’s not a bad father
But drinks way too much
Works hard as a painter
Controlling in private
Sometimes cruel and abusive
The scars aren’t all visible
But drinks way too much
Works hard as a painter
Controlling in private
Sometimes cruel and abusive
The scars aren’t all visible
One night you defended yourself
With a kitchen knife
The cops called it a weapon
And you accepted the blame
Convicted of assault
With 2 years probation
With a kitchen knife
The cops called it a weapon
And you accepted the blame
Convicted of assault
With 2 years probation
Whether “homeless” or “poor”
You don’t look like the labels
Your handbag is stylish
Your voice pleasant and poised
You’re no threat to society
Just a girl with a baby
You don’t look like the labels
Your handbag is stylish
Your voice pleasant and poised
You’re no threat to society
Just a girl with a baby
How am I supposed to know
What it's like to be you?
Grad school never taught me
How to fix your life
Am I teaching you anything?
Or are you teaching me?
How to fix your life
Am I teaching you anything?
Or are you teaching me?
1 comment:
great post. well said. you've put a face to what was once just a statistic.
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