Cardboard city

Cardboard city

As i sit in my shelter watching the drops of rain
i sometimes find it hard to contain
My anger and fear
At being alone and trapped here
i watch the people as they walk by
Taking their greatest care not to catch my eye
Their guilt is no surprise
You would think people would have to care
But no they just stare
i am not sure who or what they see there
Not a person, just a thing
Throw it a penny and it may dance and sing
Like a performing bear, nobody cares
Not even about the bears
A bear needs people to care about it
i need people to care
i am not a piece of shit
To be wiped off their shoes
Nor is the bear a prisoner
And should not be kept in a zoo
Each day i look in the bins, for food i can eat
For clothes on my back, shoes on my feet
It's strange what people throw away
i guess i did it myself
When i had somewhere to stay
With people that loved me, people that cared
Parents and siblings, with whom i shared
Happiness, dry tears, shallow felt fears
A hug, a kiss, and things i miss
Companionship, love, friendship not hate
Not being alone scared and afraid
Oh sad world, where do i belong
i live inside my head, where others tag along
Darkness, shadows, everything forlorn
Hopeless, cruel, cold and unkind
i live in the pit , that i call my mind

Oh mother, oh father, what should i do
What happened to the love, from both of you?
i seem ever alone, far from the crowd
i just want to scream help me , aloud
As i sit in my shelter, watching, waiting
Feeling, lost, hungry, tired, alone
Afraid, thinking of home
Contemplating

Death