God Has Pity On Kindergarten Children

God has pity on kindergarten children,

He pities school children — less.

But adults he pities not at all.

He abandons them,

And sometimes they have to crawl on all fours

In the scorching sand

To reach the dressing station,

Streaming with blood.

But perhaps

He will have pity on those who love truly

And take care of them

And shade them

Like a tree over the sleeper on the public bench.

Perhaps even we will spend on them

Our last pennies of kindness

Inherited from mother,

So that their own happiness will protect us

Now and on other days.