This is a Human Tent of Despair

This is a Human Tent of Despair, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

holding the plastic
winding sheet
with frozen hands
a beggar boy
at the traffic stand
such is humanity
a child's
last stand
he will not
participate
in the common
wealth games
marathon run
he was disqualified
i understand
it was only for the rich man
the rich man to get much richer
the games were planned
under the shadow
of an upraised hand
that silently
in gloom watches
the common wealth
of the people
crash land
wealth by stealth
such wastelands