I LIVE ON THE STREET

Morbid fears pull me apart,
As I count the stars in the sky,
I know I won’t sleep tonight,
Hunger and thirst make me cry.

Morsels of food, I pick up from lanes,
Cos my stomach cries out in pain.

Tatters of rags, I pick up at random,
As they are fragile, I wear them seldom.

I sink everyday in my siblings’ tears,
In act of defiance, I pretend I don’t hear.

My throat parches up, as the summer heat grows,
I have no water to drink,
Is anyone listening to my woes?

I am drenched, as the sky pours down,
No canopy, no shelter above my head,
And in the maelstrom, am about to drown.

Praying fervently, that something thaws me,
I clatter, I shiver and turn blue in winter,
Do you feel? Do you see?

I live on street,
My abode’s my sky,
I live on street,
Someday, someone will run a car over me and lemme die!!