Street Pain Demystified

Street Pain Demystified, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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I could feel her
tears drenching my soul
as she turned her face away
her child's dream was
the only reality that came
her way peacefully
on her lap he lay
no time to run or play
a beggars bowl
his destiny bestowed
generously what
more could I say
a Muslim beggar
woman a victim
hunted and a prey
searching for hope
that her life might
change one day
provided the devout
Muslim man
feels her misery
her pain her
desolation
when he
lifts his head
from his prayers