A Sad Time For Some

We're so lucky to be loved
With Christmas almost here
It seems all the happiness
Is saved for this time of year

And leaving late from work
Another party to be had
With too much food and drinks
Has left me feeling glad

Walking out my building
Through the sliding doors
To a city so vibrant
People shopping in the stores

So through a quiet ally
To avoid the city crowd
Then suddenly confronted
I'm no longer feeling proud

I see a homeless girl
Who still looks in her teens
This really makes me question
How life could be so mean

Her clothes are old and worn
And her blanket very thin
These her only possessions
Probably found in a dirty bin

I want to stop and help
See if I can lend a hand
From the way she cowers I know
She doesn't understand

So I just keep walking
Not wanting to give her a scare
But all this really tells me
She knows no-one who truly cares

This leaves me feeling sick
As I had more than I should eat
And that poor girl's probably starving
While she's living on the street