It was all fine.
I lived in my little
cardboard box
and I ate what I got
from the trash.
It was all fine
until that stranger
knelt down
and gave me
a banknote.
"Go buy some food",
he said.
"It'll help you".
Then I realized.
It struck me
like lightning
and unraveled my mind
like a tornado.
Then, for the first time
in years,
I cried.
Mar 21
Mar 21, 2026 at 12:32 PM UTC
It was all fine.
I lived in my little
cardboard box
and I ate what I got
from the trash.
It was all fine
until that stranger
knelt down
and gave me
a banknote.
"Go buy some food",
he said.
"It'll help you".
Then I realized.
It struck me
like lightning
and unraveled my mind
like a tornado.
Then, for the first time
in years,
I cried.
"Lítost" is a Czech word referring to the despair that happens when you notice that you live in misery.
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Copyright: Shattentraumer, 2026. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). Original: https://hellopoetry.com/poems/5275358/litost
