Bette Bavington Poet Roundel

I Live On the Streets

I live on the streets they're not pearly white.
To tell the truth I didn't realize how hard it would be to 
Sustain 
Until I had to remain
Then I didn't know whether to laugh or cry at night.
I have given up the sunlight
Where I have no name.

I live on the streets they're not pearly white.
To tell the truth I didn't realize how hard it would be to
Sustain.

My night when it lights
Is not tame.
Peer pressure I disdain 
No matter how slight.

I live on the streets they're not pearly white.
To tell the truth I didn't realize how hard it would be to
Sustain.

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Chris Green June 8, 2017 at 7:05 AM Such an expressive poem, you have captured the loneliness and struggles of street life wonderfully. Bette Bavington June 8, 2017 at 8:35 AM Thank you.

Robert Pettit June 7, 2017 at 8:06 PM You have described a ubiquitous struggle within our society quite well with the words you have chosen here. Bette Bavington June 7, 2017 at 9:13 PM Thank you so much.

Shirley Rebstock June 7, 2017 at 7:53 PM Very expressive and the truth about homelessness. Bette Bavington June 7, 2017 at 8:03 PM Thank you Shirley.