Just as yours does

Have you walked barefoot on hard soil?

Have you slept outdoors during all four seasons?

Have you not eaten for such a long time that food has become another ambition?

 I want to give my family the opportunity to eat thanksgiving dinner at a big round table

Just as yours does

I want to give my family the opportunity to decorate the Christmas tree

Just as yours does

I want my kids to come home and be worried about the drama at school

Not our next meal date

Just as yours does

I want my brother to protect me from bullies, not the stray dogs in the alley

Just as yours does

I want my sister to be worried about her prom, not the next guy that will pay her more

Just as yours does

I want my parents to argue about picking me up from practice, not whose turn it is to be in the food shelter line

Just as yours does