Hammer Toes

 By a building corner they sat
A child of poverty
A man of savagery
Brain-sickened by abuse and drug addiction  

Innocents sold and stolen
For another hit
Sitting in silence
Silence be the word
Draw after Draw
Crack pipe absurd

Where did he come from
Why won't he run
I bet it is because
His world has come undone

This adult if that's what he is
Has promised temporary release
From a world of no future-sadness
At an awful price

Dopamine cuts through youthful in-habitation
Like a knife through purity

My heart falls heavy with disgusted outrage
Towards a predator
Who likes them young in age

  The sight leaves a spoiled taste in the mouth
And
Vinegar in the veins

People pass throwing no more than a glance
Not a what is going on here
Or
An excuse me sir
Why are you giving rock cocaine to a child
Just a glace
A look
Nothing more

The truth is they know
And
Maybe
That voyeuristic
Look the other way
Because it's sad
And I don't want to deal with that today  
Attitude
That just may be the sickest part