Beggar's Night Out

BEGGAR'S NIGHT OUT Could not save them Could not save herself What ease assists Which ardent book upon her shelf Confines a clue Which discovery old or new Allows her sleep In haunted nights-- Serve fragrant rest Dispels the sight-- Street kids devoid Of legs or arms seducing her with begging charms. Proud and rich In compare To other beggars Whole and fair. In beggar’s midst of muck And grime Is there found a honey breath of time without stark pain-- hawks brutal cost of who has less and who has most Do beggars find a place-- Sheltered sleep That proffers solace Dirt-damned Cheap? Victoria Anderson-Throop © 12/03/12 Juja, Kenya Africa