Homeless and faced with the unexpected
Unable to pay bills I ended up on the street,
Intense cold and a lack of sleep I did meet.
I had never lived on the street ,my first winter was insane,
The cold,the frost-bite ,the lack of sleep was a constant pain.
Being an addict became my full time job,
Constantly begging and sneaking into shops to rob.
One day I went door to door looking for work to make ends meet,
And a wealthy young man came out and joyfully me did greet.
"I have a porch at the rear of my house which needs a full repaint,
£500 quid I will give you ," In shock I nearly did faint.
It took me 4 hours to do the job really well,
"But it's not a Porche,it's a Lamborghini !!" The man I did tell.
Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh
Sat 8th Oct 2022 12:51
I seriously didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I got to the end!
I see such poor souls every day where I live - distressing whether through their own fault or not.