Tomorrow Will Be Different

Tomorrow Will Be Different
How can I express the anguish of these families whose gas and electricity have been cut off (…) Read more →

The Children of The Market Place

“Why don’t people like us?
Catherine looks at them.
These African children
keep asking her the same question
as French children in housing projects
at (…) Read more →

Who Will Roll Away The Stone

An extract from “Tomorrow Will Be Different” ( Paroles pour demain)
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Who Will Roll Away The Stone

When Children Smile

“Go ahead, smile!”
my mother would whisper to me,
whenever she was anxious herself,
having to face intimidating or worrisome people.
In moments of (…) Read more →

I’ve Been Waiting Too Long

I found Matthew there alone
sitting on a pile of planks and cardboard,
amid the debris that had once been his hideout.
He (…) Read more →

A Young Mother

Extract from “Tomorrow Will Be Different” ( Paroles pour demain)
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A Young Mother

The Can of Peas

An extract from “Tomorrow will be different” (Paroles pour demain)
The Can of Peas
It had been brewing for months.
The situation was (…) Read more →

They Treat Parents Like Children

An extract from “Tomorrow Will Be Different” (Paroles pour demain)
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They Treat Parents Like Children

Violet

When extreme poverty is too unbearable,
children are turned out of their homes,
except at mealtime and bedtime.
How could they play there?
How (…) Read more →