I Sit In Silence Poem by kathryn madonna

i sit in silence
no-one rings my phone
maybe because i do not have a home
all i have are my thoughts
and a few ragged clothes
i wonder about how they judge me
a dog left without a bone
i fear hunger
i fear the cold
i fear how i look to the outside world
soon i wil be on a sidewalk
people will walk past
no-one will ask
how i am
they will pretend i am not there
i will begin to smell
showers are not easy to find
god damn it i really am in a bind
there is no way out
each door is locked
i cannot find the key
scared frightened lonely is me

(c) kathryn madonna
september 2009