The Other Side Of The Mountain.

The Other Side Of The Mountain.

See the car parks

with their shiny new cars,

next to the sparkling new sports arena

and the smiling children,

excited about the game to be seen.

See the lovely girls

with their perfect faces

near the skyscraper buildings

that pierce the sky.

And how people pay so much

for something to eat,

in the expensive restaurants

always so full.

Look at the beautiful shops

full of wonderful clothes

and the children enjoying life

down at the beach.
 

But on the other side

of the mountain

a smile is hard to find,

As people try to survive life in a shanty town.

Children are wandering

alone in the streets,

sometimes with nothing

on their feet.

With sores that never heal

and hair that’s never clean

abandoned and hoping to be pitied

by the old lady

who takes in children,

on the other side of town .

Life is very different

on the other side of the mountain.