Who cares for a writer?

Who cares for a writer? Hungry and sick Needy and wanting Yet penniless to the hilt Who cares for a writer? Whose emotions whirl like a sick, old man in tantrum throwing insults in the air Who cares for a writer? Whose gentle heart is robbed dry By life's injustices and cruelties Anathematizing his old soul. Who cares for a writer? Humble and meek Nothing to be proud of Except his whisperings to the page. Who cares for a writer? Whose poverty is seen Yet whose heart remains invisible To the persecuting eyes of folks. Who cares for a writer? When he dies nobody can pay his loans His children couldn't eat his books Whose hungry stomachs the pages overlook Who cares for a writer? When he perishes His words may be forgotten For these days nobody reads the written word. I Love Cakes Coffee Shop Poblacion, Santa Maria, Bulacan Yuletide 2012