The Woman On Side the Road
The women
That stand on side
Of the highway daily,
Winking,
Hoping money will be found today.
Your insecure jokes about her
And her undiscovered life.
Did you know,
She was abused and raped
Until she left home?
Drugs and alcohol
Were the only help
She was ever introduced to?
That baby she holds dearly
To her breast
Is a reminder
Of her horrid incounter
Everyday with her sex starved step father.
Her cocaine stained eyes
Glare over the busy
Working
Second class people
She wishes she could fit into.
But tonight,
Is another nightmare
So her daughter
Does not starve.
Why judge someone
Who is trying to get by
And not doing anything
That is hurting anyone?
This world is rough
Without your rude insults,
Don't make her scars deeper.
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