IF A CHILD LIVES WITH CRITICISM
(S)HE LEARNS TO CONDEMN
IF A CHILD LIVES WITH HOSTILITY
(S)HE LEARNS TO FIGHT
IF A CHILD LIVES WITH RIDICULE
(S)HE LEARNS TO BE SHY
IF A CHILD LIVES WITH SHAME
(S)HE LEARNS TO FELL GUILTY
IF A CHILD LIVES WITH TOLERANCE
(S)HE LEARNS TO BE PATIENT
IF A CHILD LIVES WITH ENCOURAGEMENT
(S)HE LEARNS TO BE CONFIDENT
IF A CHILD LIVES WITH PRAISE
(S)HE LEARNS TO APPRECIATE
IF A CHILD LIVES WITH FAIRNESS
(S)HE LEARNS JUSTICE
IF A CHILD LIVES WITH SECURITY
(S)HE LEARNS TO HAVE FAITH
IF A CHILD LIVES WITH APPROVAL
(S)HE LEARNS TO LIKE HER/HIMSELF
IF A CHILD LIVES WITH ACCEPTANCE & FRIENDLINESS
(S)HE LEARNS TO FIND LOVE IN THE WORLD
THIS POEM I READ IN SOUTH AFRICA INSPIRED ME TO SHARE IT WITH THE REST OF THE BLOGGERS AND THE WORLD BECAUSE IT IS ABOUT THE INNOCENT KIDS WHO ARE TREATED BADLY...THIS POEM REPRESENTS THE SPIRITS OF A CHILD
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