Colossus and Lazarus

The mid-morning traffic drowned his desperate plea Pushing it into a perpetual abyss The streetlights turned green And for a minute, all was quite “Nipe Shilingi!” She shouted for the millionth time that day He fished deep in his pockets Found one, aimed at the bowl and oops! He missed The copper coin landed on the tarmac with a bang Rolled severally, and Finally found a resting place in the filthy gutter She watched the unfolding action in horror Finally, she crawled towards the grime With naked hands, she prodded in vain As tears started to roll down her cheeks The grandfather clock across the street struck noon!