Original poem / Reflections on a pier
My 20 dollar burger meal
about to be bought with
someone else's debt
is interrupted by a downpour.
– Another beer please.
The wish to finish fast -
a proper ending
to a poem that may
attract human eyes
so I can buy food next month
with money someone else owes.
The hazy beer waiting to be devoured
stands firmly on the rickety table
to later be pissed out and
compete with the heavy rain
for the attention of the July-dry soil.
On the pier, children
laughing and running about
carefree and happily unaware, of
income taxes and repo rates.
Envy is soon overshadowed, by
sorrow that they too
will accept the illusion.
@SteemSwede
(Photo source: Children on Clevedon Pier by Pamela McNamara)
@steemswede nice poem sir. Me too liketo take street meals
Came across your work in the promoted session and man, you're great. Too bad i've got little SP to upvote. Keep it up
I appreciate it! :)
nice poem bro !!
Thank you for reading!