ON THE STREET

Michelle Ritchie 1981 (Aberdeen)



When you live on the street,
You've got to plan your work and work your fucking plan.
Deals to make, people to meet
Too make money you do anything you can.

Pawn your phone,  sell some drugs
Everyday, survival is a battle
People think we're all thugs
And would slaughter us like cattle.

You've got a choice to make,
How low will you go?
Are you  going to break
and turn into a hoe?

Or will you become as bad as they get
Grab a grannies bag
You'll get less than 20 $ I'll bet
Was it worth giving up the last morals you had?

Buut being on the street doesn't mean without a hope
Buskers out, artists too.... working hard waiting to be discovered
Just because you're homeless,  dont give up.. get through each day. .you can cope.
Keep your head up high and do everything you can. ..show you you want more froM Life and that you are actually bothered

About this poem

A poem about survival when loving on the street. Survival becomes and instinct and in some cases the difference between living and dying

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Written on October 20, 2023

Submitted by ritchiechelle on October 25, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GXGX HIHI
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 852
Words 176
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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