[based on "Those Who have Eyes to See Will See" by Willie Christopher Tucker]



Eight months pregnant.

Homeless crack addict

from the south side of town.

Angel All alone.



Can't decide

If to confide.



Caught in a lifestyle

for which she knows no relief.

Day after day,

Night after night,

utterly impoverished

surrounded by filth.

Depressed,

and wishing she were dead.



Low self- esteem,

only seventeen.



Been molested,

been raped,

been beaten to the ground

been molested,

been raped,

by the men that promised

to keep her safe and sound.



Low self- esteem,

only seventeen.



Forced to sell her body

and tormented soul -

Depressed,

and wishing she were dead.



Talking to her unborn child -

no one else listens to what she says.

"How long God must I suffer this way,

Please don't force me to endure another day"



Angel is pregnant -

baby, one month due.

I remember her say -

those who have eyes to see

Will see.



In what she said

I surmised

That look on her face -

with tears in her eyes.



To escape her pain

she decides life ain't worth livin'.

Angel walks into the path

of the Marta Train,

The nine forty- five.