"At The Gate Beautiful"

Here I sit
Here I wait
Dawn to dusk
At the gate

The gate is Beautiful
But I am not

Alms!?
Alms!?

A bit of bead
Something to drink
A little coin
Would help I think

The gate is Beautiful
But I am not

Alms!?
Alms!?

They approach
They see me
Alms? Alms?

No money?
Be gone, go away
Cramping my style
In my way

Just keep walking!
Still talking?

The gate is Beautiful
But I am not

Says a prayer
Takes my hand
Look at this!
I can stand?
I can stand!

Walking leaping
Dancing singing

The gate is Beautiful
And I am not—
no not ever—
never going back