Next to Me

A vision of compassion

Crystal Ball,
I see a child
in a foreign world.
I will pretend
that he is next to me.
I will hand him
a glass of fresh water
and some rice.
I will give him a pen
and a piece of paper
with which to learn.
Crystal Ball,
I see a child
in a foreign world.
I will pretend
that he is next to me.

A poem by Pemba Umoja