literature

Society

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If one might deign,
To hear a penny for a thought,
To give insight best,
To listen attentively,
And to offer a condolence to those lost.

One of us is fine,
The other is not,
And the two of us together,
Are neither one or the other.

We share blood,
Like we share so much else,
Between us,
There is not a secret lost.

So listen to this,
And tell me what we speak,
Whether it is in rhyme,
Time,
Or jest.

We settled the matter long ago,
And now we sit here,
Row by row,
Our wary eyes,
The only ones to decieve,
That when we see falsehood,
We turn a blindeye.

We know the pain,
To be left on the street,
In need of ssome food,
Or of a little cash,
We hesitate not to give aid,
Since we know the pain.

We are together as one,
Have suffered as one,
At one time or another,
And we know it all,
Like the back of our hand.

Seperating us,
Is those that recovered,
And those that did not.

Some perished there,
Out on the street,
Needing food and groveling,
Some in the back alley,
From an overdose.

We watched it all,
Master swindling,
And begging,
Asking kindly,
When there were those of us,
Who had no place to turn.

Those houses they claim,
Built for us,
Cannot keep us from returning one day.
Few of us,
Walk by and look back,
Having seen another world,
Unless they are a runaway,
They get a chance,
That eludes us all.

We hear the crude remarks,
The sniding comments and bites,
The bribes we are given,
For the unruly work,
And the advice some share,
Freely to gain an air,
And a chance,
Of hope and freedom.

There are those heartless of us,
Who stopped caring long ago,
And here we are,
Gathered by what we share,
Being one but not the other.
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Idreaminwords's avatar
Not to be a downer but this seems more like a poem :)
besides that the message from this is really strong and its almost like you took a picture of our society and translated it into words
Nice work :) :)