by Mark Napier
this cardboard box
my humble abode
for words i am at a loss
testimony of my hard road
once happy and rich
a life of luxury
now i am left without a stitch
a non person put simply
feelings shut off
emotions removed long ago
tragedy of the lost
welcome to the street side show
the homeless sapian am i
sorrow filled and bare
matters not if i live or die
i have no one to care
left to my oblivion
alone and sad
building my ruin
remembering the life i once had
the homeless sapian am i
alone with nothing to share
barren and cannot cry
poor in soul and painfully aware
© 2002 Mark A. Napier
