Old Faithful
/Vestiges of pride remain
She clings onto fragile dignity
Concentrates on reknotting
Unravelling threads of sanity
Keeps herself clean
Alcohol confined to night
Tots of whisky aid sleep
Sipped under moonlight
Cardboard village is quiet
Heads for her spot
Amongst decomposing lives
Poignant human rot
Twilight casts shadows
Stars illuminate way
Old faithful clinks in rucksack
End of another day
By Margaret Karim
From: United Kingdom