Heat

Bloated bellied babes.
Eyes huge and shockingly white
against the thin gaunt face.
Blackened by the
merciless sun.

Mothers, little bigger than their eldest,
thin after childbirth,
cast off modesty,
throw aside pride.
Sacrificing all they have,
for hopes of a future for their blood.

It is an endless and vicious cycle,
one that holds them captive.
Never enough food and water.
Waking every morning
to the same sun,
to the same heat.

Priscilla Su
4E