Yes! The Streets Are Beautiful

By Kunaall Jumani

I belong to the most beautiful,

Under rated and ill treated

Part of this planet, so full

Of people loved and people hated

The ones who love are part of it

The ones who hate give money through mercy

No, we don't need pity if you don't feel it

Just avoid making our homes dirty

The streets we live on, not by choice

Are our new found homes

For which we paid a price

The price of poverty, but our eyes still show hopes

Our flooring is hard just like our reality

Surrounded by nature, we go "Wow!"

No boundaries, no walls, no roof above

No food for days, yet we manage sanity

There's more to us than this poem can justify

Our lives are great, only we can testify

Learn from the streets a lesson my friend

Face and conquer your challenges, don't be afraid

Yes, have ambitions

But don't become ambitious

Challenge your limits

We can show you how to rise from the pits

Stay humble and grounded

By good people, be surrounded

No, simplicity one cannot fake

And, what is yours no one can take

The streets teach us the harsh reality

The streets show us true beauty

The streets throw us out of our comfort zone

Explore who we truly are in the unknown

By Kunaall Jumani