The Vows

In sickness

in health

for poorer

or in penury

even death won’t do us part

I'm sure you’d probably think the next line will be the beginning of a love story

but this is deeper than any root can bury

this isn't about Sally meets Harry

you know…the movie

well, I'm about to bust this joint so…sue me.

You’ve never really thought about it or should I say, you’ve never given it a thought

cos if you've...you’d know it’s like a marriage

yea, two sticking together despite all the miscarriage

bond stronger with each passing day

clasped tight in deathly embrace

knowing that the imprint…nothing can erase.

You see, the only fireworks that’ll go off will be in your heads by the time you realize that

this piece isn't about the sappy romance you read in books

but about the many homeless people you see in nooks…and (go on fill in the rest)

I guess you’ve been blown to pieces, so Rest.In.Peace.

I am not about to ask you to be sentimental

after all, these people wreak havoc that is detrimental

posing as street hawkers yet wield guns

breeding evil and growing to become cons

but I ask…who gave out their hands?

strangers at first meet, lovers at hello like

(Sing)” It’s been you I’ve been waiting for”/ and I wonder where you are/ and I wonder what you’ll do

yea! me too. I wonder too what you’ll do now that I’ve made you think about it

but first... Let’s talk about it.

You see…they come with a name tag

more often… trendy like a hashtag

homeless is the label

street is the designer fabric sewn to cover their nakedness

to cuddle and give warmth in times of loneliness

while robbing them of their childhood

making more profit in sales than their livelihood

that why bridges are the only befitting edifice in their hood.

my bad… or is living under the bridge not considered hood?.

Now that you know, what will you do if you could?

and I don’t mean the handouts we handout

for the sake of obeying the holy books

not caring if the cents will make 50 anyways

but then it would have been too late

cos street would have swept them off their feet, making sure they elope and recitals of vows

that goes like this:

In sickness

in health

for poorer

or in penury

even death will be mercy