Day 9: Prompt: Shelter

"Where Children Shelter"

So many days

of my childhood

did I sit inside my room

the space of mine

that bed, that time

a place where I could bloom

Have you seen

the children's rooms,

photos from around the world?

Nepal, Brazil

Japan, Tehran

little boys and little girls

Think of how

your own room felt

the walls that shaped your youth

then see the difference

an ocean makes;

there's something we should do.

-A. Ault-

Inspired by this amazing collection from "Where Children Sleep".