fragile,
needing care,
impermanent,
not quite all there
standing
gently swaying
with wavering stare
hand held out
needing care
but garnering
indifference
and misplaced disgust
what if that was
you or me,
or uncle alf
or sister beth
would you want
the world to walk by
deaf to the mumbled cry
these are people
just like us....
these are people...
give a f...
not just a ******* up
sweat stained buck
thrown at them
like they are muck
scraped off the bottom
of your shoe...
cause by god,
this might well
one day be you
seeking truth
and sanity
in the gutter...
fragile...so very fragile
Mar 6, 2015
Mar 6, 2015 at 8:49 PM UTC
fragile,
needing care,
impermanent,
not quite all there
standing
gently swaying
with wavering stare
hand held out
needing care
but garnering
indifference
and misplaced disgust
what if that was
you or me,
or uncle alf
or sister beth
would you want
the world to walk by
deaf to the mumbled cry
these are people
just like us....
these are people...
give a f...
not just a ******* up
sweat stained buck
thrown at them
like they are muck
scraped off the bottom
of your shoe...
cause by god,
this might well
one day be you
seeking truth
and sanity
in the gutter...
fragile...so very fragile
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