Streets of Gold

Running away 

from problems at home

running away from the

pressures untold

Rowing with parents

that just don't understand

rowing with siblings that 

don't give a damn.

I though I knew

what was best for me,

so running away

to the streets of gold

where the jobs

were of plenty

and money flowed

was what I wanted

is what I would do

I would make my fortune

and show them all

that I could cope

without them all

that I didn't need them

as they didn't need me.

I would show them 

just wait and see

so I took myself off

to the streets of gold

no one would miss me after all

I hiked and walked

for mile after mile

and then I arrived

at my streets of gold.

I walked around

in a total dazzy

it was noise and dirty

not how I thought

that first night

was hell

not what I though

sleeping in a door way

trying to keep warm

the second the same

what had I done

I tried to get work

and  get myself

of the street

but no one wanted

to give me a chance

you need an address

for our forms done you see

is all I got from these

people to me

its a circle 

that is engulfing me

i cant get a job

with out a home

i cant get a home

without a job

so here i am on

my streets of gold

still sleeping in doorways

to shelter from the cold,

not wanted at home

so cant go back

is this really want i want?