Sonnet 009
Laijon Liu 20160223
I never want to see a woman wet her eye
Happiness of family comes with a package price
Often costs too great that becomes a heavy debt
And lease pastdue, bankers repossess the house
A poor widow holds her only child stand in line
Waiting for welfare check, and her child grows up
To sign up some rich politicians’ war games
Family life is a bet now, all chips are on the table
World on an assembly line, makes minimum wage
She runs out of formula, runs out of diapers
Has no time to take a break, to sigh, to reflect
Her pillows dry her tears, silence her night sobs
Time has changed, climate has changed
What are the chances for a widow and her child to make
it?
