Poetry
As time Starts Ticking
by Kali (at aged 16)
Oh dear, 9:30
Oh dear, I can't get in
Oh dear, 10:30Oh dear,
I don't know what to do
Roaming the streets
All on my own
Life shouldn't be like this
It's just not fair
Oh dear, 11:30
Oh dear, I'm in a police station
Oh dear, midnight
Oh dear, yes, I'm still here
Feeling I have no place
No place for me to be
What should I do?
And where shall I go?
Oh dear, 12:30
Oh dear, still here
Oh dear, 1:30
Oh dear, still here
So, I can't go home
What now?
What are they doing?
Where am I going
Oh dear, 2:00
Oh dear, still here
Oh dear, 2:30
Oh dear, yes, still here
I'm sitting here
Feeling a mess
No sense of time
For I should be at work soon!
Okay, 3:30
Okay, I've just left
Okay, 4:00
Okay, I'm in a strangers bed
1. In a strangers car
2. In a strangers home
3. In a strangers room
4. In a strangers bed.
A National Voice
is an organisation run by and for care experienced young people. Staff are also care experienced.
Our main aim is to create positive changes to the Care System in England and provide a national platform to hear the voices of approx 60,000 children and young people who are Looked After.