OnE ChEcK AwAy....

One Check Away

 

Twinkling stars cant keep you warm

when your sleeping in the park till the break of dawn

newspaper pillow and a plastic tarp

watching for the pigs that come out after dark

 

lost your job got jacked and robbed

your landlord said thats not my prob

doctor bills kill you cant afford the pills

now youre shaking heart breaking , drink as much as you spill

 

waiting on the first to quench your thirst

alleviate the discomfort of an asphalt earth

trying to find a shelter to get some rest

but nowhere seems safe without a knife proof vest

 

if you could just get back to square one

start to heal the disease thats got you on the run

feeling invisible going insane

scowls and nightsticks fall like rain

 

Poem by ~ James Chionsini

 

Done