Place Of Lost Hopes (June 24, 2017)

A place

Of last resorts.

Where dreams die

A horrible death

Under the harsh light

Of reality.

As the weaker sheep

Are eaten

By the stronger sharks.

People

That society  

Has tossed away

And forgotten about.

Written off

As losers addicts

And mentally ill.

Where cigarettes are

The walking fold

One measures wealth

On the street.

Dealers hustle

Offering 'food'

To whomever 

Wants it.

As part 

Of the 'Jenny Crack'

Diet plan.

The unpardonable sin:

Showing up early

By 3 minutes

Before the shelter opens

For the afternoon.

By the condo residents

Who live

Across the street

And several floors

Up.

Therisa © 2017

Author's note: How spending a month, in a homeless shelter felt to me (June 3 to July 3, 2007).