Poverty

 

 

 

Nowhere to go, she sat by the sidewalk looking at the skies

Dressed in fading pink, pensive with pale and sunken eyes

Her million emotions this season’s colours could not hide

Though a bunch of Winnie- the- Poohs smiled by her side

Drawn by those buoyant yellow and red, brilliant ‘n bright,

Like a kid in the candy store I thought quote as she might

And chose to ask “Hello dear lady, so they’re how much?"

"Enough to feed my two little ones, their hunger is such!"

Said she while I lost in a bargain, more mean than clever

Realizing that people of my kind will stay poorer forever!

 

-R-