Social Outcast

 Ostracized by society, untouched by many
the homeless wanderer starts his day
putting his tent – his nightly sojourn
into a shopping cart that wobbles,
as he begins his daily ritual
of combing the expanse of the city.

How long can he endure
so much discrimination,
and persecution from the same people
who used to call him Sir
and relied their daily graces
from his merciful hands
before the market collapsed?

Now a vagabond—a pitiful sight
considered trash in society,
his so called friends now gone
won’t even come close,
as if he has leprosy;
How quickly can they forget
they used to cling like leeches
just to kiss his fat, rich ass!