Thanks to ,Stan , in his comment ., I have I hope improved the poem. Thanks Stan.


PASSING ON BYE!

As the beggar sat legs crossed ,

Cap in front of him , with just

A few penny's too show ,

He thought sadly of those passing

Bye , in a hurry ,

He remembered when he too past bye.

But fore bad choices ,

He had a wife , two children , he had a family ,

He recalled a quote his old dad told him ,

'' When poverty enters through front door'' ,

'' Love leaves through back door '',

He showed a sick grin as he recalled it,

Had a job , a house , a car , the works ,

He had it all ,

Now he had nothing , just a cap , with a few coppers in,

Government decisions with the economy

A bank down Wall street way, going bust,

Sub prime ,

yes he'd not heard of it ether ,

Thought it were City's latest signing , on as a sub* ,

All pebbles in the sea ,

Those rushing bye could be sat beside him ,

He rolled a cigarette , lit it and thought on ,

Looked at the 50 pence in his old cap , thought

Of a cuppa ,

They rushed past ,

The thinking man.



* Refers too a football/soccer team ,

The Dyslexic Poet Ken D Williams




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Written on 2009-07-19 at 17:14

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Stan Cooper The PoetBay support member heart!
Like this one a lot Ken

You are kind of saying, "there but for the grace of chance, go I...

Really good one

xxx Stan
2009-07-20