Sheltering against freezing cold
Huddled under cardboard in shop doorway
Teeth chattering, praying for coming dawn.
Penniless and homeless, hungry and thirsty
Wondering when he will eat again
Hear kind words be given money for food.
Left home when life became too much
Pressures from his parents
Now pride prevents his return home.
Snow falls and midnight hour chimes
Thinking of friends and family
He weeps for those he left behind.
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