are these tears of joy or sorrow
I cannot yet tell but I’m relieved
because in my faith I believed
a man got what he couldn’t borrow
salvation comes when least expected
as reason turns to hopelessness
long after an unbearable distress
had the man’s soul dissected
he thanked me he couldn’t believe
that gift from God or from Allah perhaps
given once he was ready to collapse
while for him no one was ready to grieve
it is another long night in the streets
at least tonight he’ll have some food
tomorrow night might be less good
it might claim back what today he eats
true story of M
December 2019