Loosely wrapped around forsaken skin
ragged garments of a vagrant grey
curtains of frayed threads
concealed layers of unforgiving soil
sheltering indigent knees

Perforated shoes pressed upon numbing stones
imploring hands stretched outward
seeking sympathetic eyes
indispensable fragments of hope
descend within a degrading cup

A forgotten smile emerged
through an ever fleeting contentment
as pocket change cannot obscure
years of struggles implanted within
the weathered visage of a beggar.

By, Melissa June