these days
are
broken windows
where
winter’s wind
has
free entry
into
the lives
of
others
words
of
protest
against the cold
cannot shield
even
an innocent child
from
the frigid
breaths
of
the self-righteous
who claim
that
life
is sacred
but
not
living
for once
a child
is born
it becomes
a societal orphan
the covenant of care
the righteous
proclaimed
is
now
abandoned
with only
the providence
of
their god
left
to
feed
and care for
the child