I waited at the bus station
To catch the next ride home
Then I espied a face I knew
Who wandered in the gloam.
He was in tattered clothes,no shoes
With his quite unkempt hair
Approaching people passing by
For little change to spare.
I sat and wondered at this sight
Why he had to leave all
The comfort of his home behind
And this led to his fall.
I remembered,twas once a time
He used to live next door
Had a brother,sister and dad
They lacked for nothing more.
Unfortunately,by his peers
The pressure changed him bad
Until he fled away from home
To live his life,how sad!
Then,still looking at him I thought
If only he did not
Turn a deaf ear to his dad's words
Deeming them to be nought.
He noticed me staring at him
And turned away to hide
I rose and tried to call to him
Just then the bus arrived.
On the way home, I thought again
The lesson I had learned
The burly beggar was destroyed
By freedom that he yearned.
