I See You
To the children who come to school everyday Without proper clothing for the weather, With no food in your bellies, And when nobody at home has told you, “I love you” Or let you know you’re worthy of their time and attention, I see you To the children who come to school With bruises that you cleverly hide from me, And emotional scars that run so deep, You sometimes wonder if your momma is right That you’re not worth the time and money they spend on you, Or you brother is correct that the only way to survive is to join a gang, Or your sister has a good idea when she says that the only way to feel complete Is to find a boy to love you, though he uses you and hurts you, And your father isn’t even there to tell you That none of this is true, I still see you To the parents who abuse these children, Telling them with words and deeds That they don’t matter, That they can never be enough for you, And that life can never be any better for them Tha...