Homeless Distraction

Would you be distracted by her?

By Ruth StewartPublished 11 months ago • 1 min read

Photo by Eric Ward on Unsplash

Destitute

Impoverished

Solemn

Troubled

Ridiculed

Acute

Caustic

Traumatic

Inferiority

Overriding

Negativity

social commentary heartbreak

About the Creator

Ruth Stewart

I'm a grandmother of four amazing grandchildren and a mum of three fabulous children. I write poetry mainly, also prose and the odd story. I live in Scotland, UK. For a secret link to watch me read my favourite poems click right here!

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Paul Stewart11 months ago
This is incredibly powerful use of one word per line. Each word is really working hard and paying dividends for you here. Love the simplicity and succictness.

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