This Poem was Submitted By: George R Palmer On Date: 2000-11-15 20:05:37 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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Homeless

He stood there in the crowd, dirty face, and unkempt hair, tear-stained eye's, and runny nose, standing there in tattered clothes. As I looked at him, I wondered,if perhaps he might be lost, or was he just a little child, another family tossed. He seemed so all alone, as I thought, what in tarnation, why would someone leave their child, in streets of indignation. The world is full of hatred, people bitter, and distraught, confused about web their in, not knowing they've been caught. Deceived by those they have admired, who once admonished all, like Doctors, Lawyers,  and Judges, pillars of the law. Yet there he stood, just one small child, all by himself, alone, no one to hold his little hand, no one to guide him home.   A bitter chill ran down my spine, while in blankness he did stare, a vivid thought, how cruel it was, of the one who left him there. But I realize that we are living, in a world of disconcern, and cry inside when I question why, we cannot all just learn. To treat each person with respect, to hold each person dear, so that we could brag, and we could shout, there are no homeless here.

Copyright © November 2000 George R Palmer

Additional Notes:
This is one of my pet peeves, people being homeless in a Nation as wealthy as ours.


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