Life of a Homeless Soul

by © RCD

 

Roving around, no destination---

but the busy streets, full of strangers,

faces that gaze quickly turn around---

no sympathy but spite!

 

The bed is where sleep asked,

Always quivering, cold; to yearn

for morning to come fast, for him

to mingle again with strangers!

 

The stomach that rumbles asking for food,

survival instinct fades the way---

garbage, the favorite restaurant,

menu, left-over, thrown away!

 

With weak and slow steps,

walking to the way of garbage;

hoping for food to survive the day---

the routine life of a homeless soul!

 

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Note: This poem was published in 2004 both written and in audio production by poetry.com, The International Library of Poetry, under my name Remy Cruz Dorio (Remedios de la Cruz Dorio).