Street Boy

The warm wind blows, hot and sticky his skin should feel
He cannot feel the discomfort that one normally feels
His attention is on what is depriving him of what he frequently feels
The absence of a substance that gives him the power to feel
To feel the void that helps him forget hard reality that he does not want to feel
To allow himself to feel would dredge up emotions drenched in despair
Despair at the perceived uselessness of his existence
Existence that he feels came about due to an act of carelessness
Carelessness that he sees all about him by his fellow humans
Humans who ignore his very existence
Existence that is filled with despair
Despair that he will not allow himself to feel