Outside My Window

I peer out of my bedroom window at the sights below An alley plagued with potholes strewn with refuse A liquor store A dumpster overflowing with the detritus of the day’s business A starving stray cat I’ve fed before Jalopy cars A half empty discarded bottle of beer or possibly piss Either is equally likely here A couple fighting as they stagger back from the bars for there’s nothing better to do but drink and argue A hopeless hamlet is my home so different from your own though the same stars shine above me that you see