Where She Lies

Eyes round and wide

Brimming red with defeat

There on the street

She lies on her side

Coat covered with dust

She watches them pass

Busy affluent strangers

That eye with disgust

Warm tear on a cold cheek

Is possibly the only sign

That shows she is alive

Albeit worn and weak

Hunger is the greatest bane

Of her unvalued existence

It eats away the patience

As she hopes but in vain

She dreams of her demise

With every taken breathe

On the inhospitable stone

Of the street where she lies

by Aiman Naeem Grade 11, 
Westwood Community High School