Discarded

The streets of life are full Young people dumped on every corner Left to forage for an elusive life of opulence Sold a barrage of ideas at a price of gold Their education has become some sort of scam There are no teachers in the streets Just life with its sharpened claws and crowbars Ready to pounce on the weak and vulnerable Alcohol and drug abuse are the latest items On the outstretched shelves of their young minds They have no idea where the next meal is coming from Forced to combat the scourge of Covid-19 pandemic on empty stomachs They are facing multiple issues at once Mental health issues are about to show up On their neatly polished mental framework It is a terrible time for those from far away With no families to support them They are left holding to the street corners Loitering at night with a tinge of shanty look To entice the night crawlers They are attempting to turn the darkened streets into powerful businesses It is not a scene from the latest movies It is the harsh realities of today's world It is a sad reality that is often left unsaid Not pasted on the billboards of life Just left to the forces of nature To tear it into pieces of pure sorrow ©Kenneth Maswabi