ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE

life's a jungle they say 

where all your abilities are put to test

survival of the fittest 

only the strong survive 

everyday hustle and bustle 

waking up to alarms and retard city noise 

siren and noisome honks 

zebra crossing is a risk

a coffee cup held in hand 

a hurrying passerby hits shoulder to shoulder 

your coffee spills on your shirt

your interview ruined in a second 

a drunk driver swerves around 

mindless of lives queuing at the payphone

laughing hysterically before he hits

if you're lucky, you'd escape death with a broken spinal cord

a speed boat catwalks in high speed 

losing control as he speeds on

the surfers have suffer

even if you dive below the waters, the engine blade loves incisions

an old lady crosses the express into an alley 

street urchins welcomes her badly

she's left on the floor gasping for breathe 

her inhaler has been taken along with her purse 

the painter clutches to the window in such height

inexperienced as he his, money must be made

a terrible wind swooshed him off his balance 

someone please call 911, a body bag is needed for debris

the train left the station and moved on

speed increases as break failed

everyone panics as they prayed for a Messiah

forget it, superman, Batman and Spiderman are all fictions 

the street hawker walks slowly because of her goods

her product's very delicate, caution is key

a skater missed his turn and speedily hugs her

it rained eggs beautifully

he told me how terrible life treats him

suicide calls because no job, three kids and a nagging wife 

I told him to hang on, so long you're breathing, there is hope

to cut the story short, I need to make a black suit, his burial is in two weeks

@talk2leigh

21 May 2021

6:28