Life
Eyes hesitantly met mine
Pupils so intense it silenced me
His voice shook like a wavering candle
As he explained to me painfully
Of family and their way of coping
To maintain a front for society
No one knew beneath the image
That they were sleeping hungrily
Struggling hard to pay the bills
They had to worry day by day
Tried desperately to make ends meet
Yet they never found a way
He turned his face with violent force
As he clang to me powerfully
I could hear him holding back
But he was crying in agony
He told me of how ashamed he was
Of living the lifestyle of poverty
My heart was breaking just by listening
His suffering didn’t seem just to me
Copyright © Melissa Lien | Year Posted 2006
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