Moses Sichach Poet Free verse

One Day Away

I was asked why I always 
Give kids on my streets few shillings 
Even though 
The street has no memory
It will kill me when it needs 
It is really selfish 
I answered  
They have held it together
That’s better than I would
I recognise I am a day away 
One bad day away from 
Waking up covering my face going to a bank and robbing you
One bad day away from 
strapping up and blowing myself in a mall 
One bad day away from 
buying a gun and shooting the whole lot of you 
One bad day away from
Removing your eyes because I did not like how you looked at me
One bad day away from 
Slitting your throat at night because I feel like you took from me
One bad away 
From becoming a monster used to scare kids to be good
To keep it short
The compassion is to keep me safe 
Maybe this street kid is one day away

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