literature

A Wish

Deviation Actions

pixie-chan-bleh's avatar
Published:
1.5K Views

Literature Text

A teary eyed child looked into the eyes of their molester
And wished for death

A brown eyed child fingered his ribs and ignored the rumbling of his belly
And wished for food

An overweight child stabbed his hand, blocking the taunts of others
And wished for acceptance

Tell me, what do you wish for...

A soldier fought with his last breath, watching his comrades die
And wished for peace

A Muslim tried to run away from the people who thrashed him
And wished for equality

A nurse watched another baby die of cholera, haunting her sleep
And wished for clean water

A prostitute cried as she watched an executive pay for her body
And wished for an education

Tell me again, what do you really wish for...

A mother holds her daughter's  hand as she dies of cancer, smiling
And wished for mercy

A son hates when his parents argue, and ignore his existence
And wished for love

A step daughter runs away from home with blood running down her legs
And wished for innocence

A cousin orphaned shifts from relative to relative, always rejected
And wished for family

A sister , held the frail little hands, now so pale by death
And wished for life

A father looks at this rich star, the man who murdered his family
And wished for justice

Tell me do you need your wish?
Its not what you expected from the title, but for the :iconlive-love-write:'s prompt...

Its an idea that just came to me, and I wrote it .
Then I revised some of it. Yet I don't know if its the best as it is.

Any criticism, comment is greatly appreciated.

And reality..makes you think like this, not experience, not pessimism, just the harsh, brutal facts of reality.

Oh and I was wondering, if a warning is needed for this. Please tell me so I can edit it.

Specifically I was wondering as to how effective this style of writing is to get across my point and if so can you tell me what the point is?
© 2010 - 2024 pixie-chan-bleh
Comments44
Join the community to add your comment. Already a deviant? Log In
DJChocolate-Lover's avatar
And the thing is even though you know someone else has it worse you can't make your own pain go away.
I've always felt sorta ashamed really but just because someone else has it worse doesn't mean that I don't hurt.

Anyway random ramblings over, I love this I think it's written well.
As a side note, it reminds me of the song Hosea's wife by Brooke Fraser