A response to the open call by annette2009

6am
and the girl by the bus stop - dancing
I walked
through the church fields
the homeless they congregate there in steep lines
waiting by the closed doors
mercy is fine religious too but only after 7am
before then mercy is sleeping like most of the world at
6am

(once a man tried to wake mercy before 7am
and the cops took him away for disturbing the peace
the others found out he got a free meal out of the deal
now the cops have to throw in the occasional beating
just to make sure
mercy stays asleep until after 7am)

6am
and the girl by the bus stop – falling
I take a step towards her and the masses in the church fields call out
hey man
don’t worry about her
she’s just hungry
mercy wakes up in an hour and she’ll be fed
you’ll see her tomorrow dancing at
6am