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SPIRIT
Senior Member
since 2002-12-29
Posts 1745
California Desert

0 posted 2002-12-31 12:02 PM



HOMELESS

I stuff my shirt
With newspaper,
For warmth.
Children tauntingly
Point fingers at me,
They laugh
Whilst my belly growls,
In unsatisfied hunger.
Adults - side step,
Avoiding me,
As if looking
In their faces,
I might infect them
With my disease of
HOMELESSNESS.
They forget
That I, like them,
Am a child of God.
I have loved
And been loved.
I have borne children
Who in turn have borne
Children of their own.
It makes no difference
How I became
How I am
HOMELESS.
I also make no excuse
For this situation.
What matters is how
You perceive me,
For then that is
What likely
I will become.


© Copyright 2002 das - All Rights Reserved
LADY_DEATH
Member
since 2002-11-29
Posts 105
Fl
1 posted 2002-12-31 11:01 AM


Very true on how some people treat those less fortunate with such ignorance and uncaring.Maybe if we all helped a little more than the world might be a little better to live in.i think that if you do a good deed it will come back to you twice as good as what the good deed you have already done.i liked the passion that you put into this piece.Welcome to Passions, my poet friend!


LadyPeach1
Member
since 2001-06-04
Posts 282

2 posted 2003-01-02 12:16 PM


I grew up going to Chicago and seeing so many homeless people dieing inside and out.  It makes my heart weep seeing all the people that don't have anything in there lives accept maybe the shoes on there feet and the coat on there back, and they are still grateful.  And then we have all the rich people walking around in there fur coats and fancy diamonds spending thousands of dollars a week, hell sometimes a day.  And yet that is never enough, everyone continues to woller in greed and want, then we have the people that have nothing?  that's messed up, our society is messed up, and for people to look down on the homeless, you are damn right SPIRIT, we are all equal and we are all God's children. People need to wake up and get there heads out of there asses.  This was a very touching poem, nice job.
LP1

SPIRIT
Senior Member
since 2002-12-29
Posts 1745
California Desert
3 posted 2003-01-02 11:11 AM


Thank you, all kind words greatly appreciated.

My perspective of me is different,
As I look out from within,
Than that of others on the outside,
Trying to look in.     ©spirit

Star T
Member
since 2002-07-12
Posts 182
Philadelphia, US
4 posted 2003-01-02 06:19 PM


i think that poem was soo deep and very true.especially this line:

"For what matters is how u perceive me,
For then that is what likely i'll become"

that is so true.i love ur poem and the thot too...its so sad when people treat the less fortunate in our midst like trash.yet God made us all.


**Only the wise can dance to the melody of life**

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