Beggar girl
A wan smile of recognition
Aren’t we of the same kin?
Betrothed by the coincidence of humanness
Eyes pleading revenge
Why do I have to sleep hungry?
Ragged clothes, bruised limbs
Trapped in the hapless games of time
A penny dropped, a penny preyed on
Ah the illusory economics of metals
A glint of hope, a battered past
Why am I caught in the middle?
Aren’t we of the same kin?
Betrothed by the coincidence of humanness
Eyes pleading revenge
Why do I have to sleep hungry?
Ragged clothes, bruised limbs
Trapped in the hapless games of time
A penny dropped, a penny preyed on
Ah the illusory economics of metals
A glint of hope, a battered past
Why am I caught in the middle?
Labels: poetry
posted by Aleph Null at 4:15 PM
3 Comments:
very well said... but I didn't get "Eyes pleading revenge". Nonetheless, enjoyed the poem. Wish you a very Happy New Year. :-)
Thank you. Wish you the same!
so, the rumours are true! you are alive and in rare form! i will plead silence until my voice returns.
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