Sores and signs

I see God as he holds his sign.

Torn and tethered

raw knuckles

To

Black fingernails.

Written in Bold letters:

Anything helps.

Waiting to be noticed.

Hoping to be seen.

A coin for sustenance

Acknowledgment

Traded for a

meal of dignity.

And to set the

Privileged captive free;

Bound to his fleeting comfort

and luxury.