Pound In Your Hand.

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Can I Have That Pound In Your Hand.

 

Hi please can you possibly help kind man

Could you spare that pound in your hand

I'm hungry and I could do with a hot drink

I know I am a mess, and that I really stink

 

Take a moment, please try to understand

I really need that old pound in your hand

Sorry I am not an alcoholic or drug addict

No, I am not a tramp or a greasy maggot

 

just a man who is a little down on his luck

Living on the streets homeless and broke

So, man have you now tried to understand

Please can I have that pound in your hand.

 

Nataiella

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  • arqios

    Been there a couple of times in life. Very relatable 🙏🏻🕊️

    • Poetic Licence

      Thank you, enjoy the rest of your day

      • arqios

        You too! And you’re most welcome 🙏🏻🕊️

      • sorenbarrett

        Charity such a wonderful topic and struck at so keenly with this poem. I used to be tight but my wife taught me to be nonjudgmental and more giving. She would give to all. A very wonderful poem Tobani.

        • Poetic Licence

          Thank you for your kind feedback, very much appreciated

        • Cheeky Missy

          The pristine beauty of this pretty number is the fact of the item requested. I've been asked to spare our currency, and only one dollar at that, except I am a member of the cashless society, nor have even that much in cash. It's all cards and only plastic. This is too gorgeous, I love it! Rendered in seeming simplicity, it has a frankness which charms irresistibly, the imagery superb, and its haunting poignancy lingering. Thank you for sharing.

          • Poetic Licence

            Thank you for your kind feedback, very much appreciated

          • Tristan Robert Lange

            Well written. I love how you put the reader into the shoes of the homeless, the impoverished, the shunned. Thank you for sharing Natiella! Have a great evening, my friend! 🌹👏

          • David Wakeling

            We all feel like that at times.We are all begging at the door of the rich.Well written piece

          • Thomas W Case

            Superb.

          • Goldfinch60

            I have often given people that pound in my hand Tobani.

            Andy

            • Poetic Licence

              Thank you for feedback, very much appreciated, so have i and i still do



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