As I walk down the sidewalk I see many things.
I see people walking,
all with a different purpose.
There goes a man, in a suit and tie,
rushing to a meeting, that he can’t afford to miss.
There goes a guy, with an untied shoe,
hurrying to an interview for a job,
to keep his family off the streets.
There goes a lady, taking her time.
She has nowhere to go and nowhere to be.
There goes a mother pulling her kids along,
making sure they get on the bus on time.
There goes a man, a shopping cart in hand,
with ***** clothes and holes in his shoes.
He’s picking up cans, so he might earn enough
for some food to last him a month.
There is a person sitting on a bench,
dressed in all black.
They are looking at nothing in particular,
with a bottle by their side.
There goes a kid, with bruises and cuts.
They look to be escaping from some place.
This is the world that we live in.
This is the world that I see.