I roam aimlessly in the scorching sun Winter rain and snows, Tattered clothes, dirty hands, A pair of soles for shoes. Extending my little palm to you, Eyes pleading helplessness, I ask for alms, hungry and hopeless. I know not where I was born, My name or age, or where I belong; In the concrete jungles of your wealth Alone I wander under the open skies, To find help in comforting lies. Your eyes avoid me like I am invisible, Some stare with suspicion, and others hate, Some sympathise with people living this way. A penny for you, precious treasure for me Leftover waste on your plates A hearty meal I seek for me and my mates. If I ever met your God, To whom I see you pray to every day With Food and riches, clothes of all kinds, While from me you walk away, Cringing your nose, cursing in your mind, I will surely ask Him why he takes it all, Gives me not even a share of the goodies, small. ...