the sun said goodbye
on the streets there were lights
few lit up, few flickering, the rest of them dead
it didn’t seem to bother the people passing by
neither did they notice a child
sitting under one lit up street light
lost in studying a book in his hands
a weighing machine sat by his side
through which he meant
to offer the people passing by
come stand on it
check how much they gained
or did they loose a few pounds
in return, drop a coin in the box
lying next to the weighing machine
for the child had used the light on the street to read
but before he goes to sleep later in the night
a little food, he deserves to eat