Rules of Life

 

   Strength, Riches, Class; 

                      How we live 

Like it or not, survival 

of the fittest often rules 

That's a rule nature uses 

Like it or not, possessions, 

Who has the most lives the best 

Millionaires get what they want 

Like it or not we may be 

Under the thumb who has spite 

Prejudice, racial or class 

School kids learn the rules passed down 

Pased from kids older than they 

. . . 

 - Photo and Poem Copyright ©️ jimmiehov 2025, All Rights Reserved 

 - Photo is of my youngest granddaughter at three years old, she is in high school now.  It was taken at Pepa Pig Park near South Hampton, U.K.

 - I am am linked with "Friday Writings" 186 at  https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/?m=1 -- This week, the optional prompt is, "Survive out of spite".

. . . 

Man of the Streets

 This will be the 2032nd post on this blog, the blog and first poem here was November 3, 2006.  Some posts at the start could be a photo but no poem, other writings instead. 

     (Photo courtesy Piqsels)

           Do You Know Him

Man of the streets, nobody cares 

Man who's wanting to be your friend 

Man who's passing offers his hand 

The hand is not taken by most 

Invariably they keep distance 

Some folk will even cross the street 

There must be a problem with him 

That's often what they are thinking 

Others don't wish to be involved 

A few will shake his hand and leave 

There was a college student near 

He became friends with our old man 

Shakes his hand every time they crossed 

Often brings some food, burger, sandwich 

Money not, man was no begger 

. . .

(Note:  I was the college student.  We developed quite a friendship. Then after three semesters I dropped out of college and went back home. I think of the man often but have never returned. )

. . . 

 - I am linked with Sherry Blue Sky at"What's Going on" with the title today of "BEING HUMAN".   You can find her here, https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com/ 

 - At that address besides prompt material you can also find other writers click name to read what they have written after studying that same prompt material.

. . .