Ballad For a Homeless Woman

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Each day, she wallows in unspeakable despair 
                  Her hunger is unslakable
          There's misery in her downcast eyes

    Poor woman, a have-not in the world of haves
              She's a beggar and dumpster diver
     Her appearance weather-beaten and unkempt

   Her hand-held sign speaks more than she does
               All that she has is stuffed into 
                     her medium duffel bag       

"Where will she sleep tonight?," I wonder. Where?
          I sure hope and pray it's under a roof
       Dear God, please keep her safe and sound!


CONTEST 555,ANY FORM OR NONE,ANY THEME,UP TO A MAX OF 20 LINES 
Sponsored by Brian Strand (Winner: 1st Place) 
Date written and posted: 02/06/2019

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L. J. Carber

Date: 2/10/2019 11:22:00 AM

Congrats on your win, Edward-- the poem shows the great size of your heart (I wrote one too about a homeless women who starved alone in an abandoned house--'Some are not meant for this world')

Edward Ibeh
Date: 2/10/2019 12:00:00 PM