When Will You See Them

Pieces of my heart are broken for those who hunger and thirst Literally in body and absolutely in spirit The children come, they laugh and play Yet still hungry, some are sent away Where is the love that draws them in and holds them tight That comforts and dries their tears in the night As their stomachs cry for food and their souls for God For someone to see them and know them and care Why not you and why not me We live in comfort not in poverty We have plenty to eat Why don't we see them They are real, they are here In our city, school, and neighborhood Around the world they suffer and silently cry Why not you and why not I Reach out and dry their tears Hold them tight, see them through the night We are hands and feet and hearts alive Let us live and let us love Let us feed and care for the least of us