Uncertain Roads

On a corner of the bright city street,

A beggar's wails fill the air with defeat.

Tears flow down her wrinkled cheek

Her heart shattered, and her soul so weak.

Her tears were a torrential rain,

As she wept for her child, the gift of a cruel night.

Taken away in a night to repeat the same fate.

Her guiding light was now gone, leaving her a sunless future.

Is the loss a relief for the child 

From a life of struggle and endless grief?

Or is it a never-ending pain she has to bear,

A bitter burden leaving her heart so heavy?

In the depths of her grief-stricken soul,

She found a glimmer, a sliver of hope,

For in the streets, a young girl begging for mercy,

Her heart was deeply scarred, and her tears echoed her own.

Their dusty tears have stories to tell-

Of promises full of lies and deceit.

She held her tender but rough hands,

And walked together on roads, uncertain.