Friday, 23 May 2014

Vagabond

                      
He grew up quickly. 

Having learned the tricks of the trade, street smart and savvy, he got absorbed into the underworld like fish to water. 

He soon got into trouble with the law, was dragged numerous times into the police station, his buddies bailed him out, but he remained unfazed.

Soon his drinking got worse and he became a chronic alcoholic;thrown out of the accommodation he shared  with his live-in partner, disheveled and unshaven,  he began  living off the streets.

All because his Mom had abandoned him as an infant, she was a teen then;he had no anchor, no mooring, he turned out to be a vagabond.
Lillie McFerrin Writes

4 comments:

  1. Without an anchor, he had no chance. What a sad tale. x

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  2. How life turns out for some people living on the streets...very different and good one :)

    Please remove the word verification for commenting ....

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  3. Indeed, if we have no roots, we sometimes float through life with no direction. Well done.
    Here is my story: http://mcguffysreader.blogspot.com/2014/05/brother.html

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  4. sad when that happens ... we all need a guardian angel for sure .. pity his left him when he most needed

    Bikram

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