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Satire by a beggar
Contributed by
Euphoria
on
Tuesday, 3rd September 2002 @ 06:29:32 AM in AEST
Topic:
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Waving to each and every passer by,
Perhaps one of them shall hear my cry,
‘Alms for the poor!’ and I hold out my hand,
A dirty palm and crooked fingers,
They stare at my face and think;
‘He’s a senile addict!
A dirty maggot!’
Yes…they mock and scorn,
I’m an ugly peripheral to their brilliant system,
I live everyday though a storm,
In this congested, industrial forest,
Crinkling currency notes,
Healthy wallets,
Acrid thoughts,
Their little hearts,
For all their compassion,
A prayer for the rich ones,
I sell to them an image of misery,
To shine and show their copious pity,
For after all a beggar isn’t always a beggar!
I play no part in your vanity fair,
My soul is as free as the wild sea air,
You live for BMWs, popularity,
Diamond rings and eulogies,
Seminars for the indigent,
And chances to show them off,
And I give them to you,
The moments to show your veritable commiseration,
For after all a beggar isn’t always a beggar!
Step up, step down,
Your status in crisis!
And I give you the chance,
To be a king on the throne,
While I’m just a full stop at the end of a sentence,
For after all a beggar isn’t always a beggar!
Copyright ©
Euphoria
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2002-09-03 06:29:32]
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Re: Satire by a beggar
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by Phildel on
Tuesday, 3rd September 2002 @ 08:19:18 AM AEST
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Hmmm...it's so true, people unaffected by the commercialism and crazy propaganda of society tend to be the most wise...
Thanks for the read,
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Re: Satire by a beggar
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by Honey56 on
Friday, 27th October 2006 @ 08:37:42 PM AEST
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This was a very good read..Excellent!
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