Nothing But Words #poetry #homeless
Do you realize
that some of us
eat food from a can?
No not the kind you open
the kind you pull refuse
with your hand
I didn’t chose
cold loneliness
a life of no address
a closet in my car
atop my college degree
oh isnt life a mess
but who cares
do you want to see
the list of things I’ve done
the families, children
whom I’ve helped
yes I have aided some
the system I promise doesn’t care
I’m a number
they’d wish they’d lost
I’ve paid so many dues
there’s nothing left
oh dear what this has cost
and so my friends
words it seems
are all that I have left
stories and verse
I hold so close
I’ll steer clear of bereft
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There is the image of the country and then there is the reality of how many in our country live…good poem to that point.
December 27, 2011 at 8:18 am
nice…thanks for hte awareness moon…it is a sad reality that only seems to be getting worse and goes unnoticed by those that want our votes….
December 27, 2011 at 11:26 am
I enjoyed your poem; poor choice of words, perhaps, because I wish I did NOT enjoy it. That would mean, of course, that homelessness is not an issue in our nation.
I believe it is so sad that our government will rush to the aid of other countries & drop troops onto foreign soil at the drop of a dime…but are own people lay in waste & ruin. True, maybe some have steered their lives recklessly down such roads, but no one, unless convicted of capital crime, deserves to live so low for so long.
December 27, 2011 at 1:31 pm
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This was written so well…
And a very important topic!!!!
The poetry jsut rolls outta your mind and onto your keyboard perfectly!!!
January 11, 2012 at 11:17 am
It will drop in the 20s tonight. It is hard to believe with all we have, we still can not end homelessness. Thanks for your words.
January 13, 2012 at 7:13 pm
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