THE SCAVENGER
Tall he stood, ready for the day’s work
With a sick iron, on the road he walks
A penny or two for his sweat…
Only God knows how much worth his sweat
The vultures are his friends
His torn trouser betrayed his buttocks at the other end
He is the scavenger
Over the dirt he stood like an avenger
He breathes from the dark smoke
Beside him the pigs growl
He turns dirt to wealth
He grins whenever he picks a valuable dirt
Bag of dirty wealth he hangs
With his filthy and bony hands
As the vultures bid him bye
Alas the end of the day’s work
On same field where he scavenges all night
The vultures gather tonight
The scavenger ready to be scavenged
As the vultures mourn their friend
