Understanding ideas of dehumanisation and apathy in Ghose’s ‘Decomposition’

The speaker describes a picture of an old beggar in the streets and they initially think of it as art. At the end of the poem, the speaker reflects on their presumption to create art out of suffering. Arguably, the poem represents the dehumanisation of homeless people. Furthermore, the poem represents the apathy that society feels towards homeless people. Potentially, Ghose could be suggesting that creating art out of human suffering contributes to their dehumanisation.