Poverty Strikes Praying Mantis Poses

hands wearing no rings dare breathe dare feed at taboo waste containers living rags in the shadow of wealth poverty strikes praying mantis poses prods with sticks into despair garbage searching for tidbit tainted mouthfuls brief borrowed life broke eaten not even crumbs will stone city bestow free is dirt disease waste death despised disdained fed intolerant glances empty stomach diets on empty air stench bloats boasts release release approaches while you pray for more in temples of wealth God gathers up clothe discarded fallen sticks reforms their bruised flesh banquets lost souls smiles eternal blessings upon beached driftwood as oceans of indifference rings upon fingers mass text communicate ply fashion technologies across silk screen internet globe deleting dirty bothersome beggars fallen at walk around well shod fashion feet while the great unwashed downtrodden cast out give up ghost trade souls mud freed souls heaven weighed