The cruelty of it all

His talented

intelligent

witty and smart

he is so brave and good at heart

but hidden beneath poverty

is all this potential

no chance to form his own credentials

if given the chance 

he can be famous 

but he lives in conditions most heinous

all people see is a ragged, worn out boy

who's only possession is a stolen toy

no one would guess that beneath his shabby, dry skin

beneath his oily, filthy hair

lies a brain of wonder

talent so gold, all would stare

he could be a prodigy

a world re-known legend

but here he exists, a lowly peasant

so much potential locked up in him

all he needs is that someone, with the key

it's like the ancient story goes 

when others saw a shepherd boy

God saw a king

this lowly boy who even could sing

​never mind appearances 

that's just superficial hindrances 

inside this orphaned boy

was a world of wealth

despite his smelly body and poor health

who in this world can change him into a fountain of knowledge and wealth?

By Eden