Red Light Sucker
Are you truly homeless and hungry?
The cardboard sign with crooked letters says you are...
I only have a red light's time to decide.
Some say panhandlers make a good "living"
...are you one of them
Your clothes are dirty and raggedy
but your eyes are filled with fire and piss
am I just feeding your lazy veins
or a man hanging on the edge of the abyss.
I've only a red light's beat to decide
I splash a few coins in your palm
and notice your nails are cleaner than mine
I think I've just become your red-light sucker,
oh, well-goodbye and good luck- blood sucker?
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