Life-Unsupported

Posted by Terrence Johnson

The stench of rotting garbage
Emits from where I lay
It's dark and I cannot see
I cry for someone
Anyone but to no avail
Don't know how long I have been here
Still wrapped in my blanket
At least that keeps me warm
I'm so young
Why would you want to leave me
Mama where are you
I remember that you held me in your arms
Kissed me on the forehead and placed me
Not in a crib, but a garbage can
In an alley where the evil in heart prowl
The drug dealers, crackheads, pimps, hoes, criminals
This is not a place for me
I hear sounds on the outside
Screams, liquor bottles break
The cry of police sirens drown out my cries
I thought I was your precious angel
Worth more than gold
You chose to throw me away
With everything else that is unwanted