A poem I wrote for the Homeless?

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Homeless Runaway.
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Homeless runaway begging for change
a displaced person in a city alien and strange
If your curious about his story let's find a doorway
warm and dry
and we will sit upon his blanket as the people pass on by.

He forages for food discarded from ASDA
it lies out of date in some old smelly skip
He's learned to sleep and keep one eye open
being on the pavement it's the only way to kip.

Scrounging hand outs is no cat walk
can't busk nor can he sing a tune
the only instrument that he's learned to play
won't be found in an orchestra...a needle and a spoon.

Homeless Runaway-Homeless runaway
who would miss him...aint he better off dead
what's that you say...yeah your okay
you've got a home and you've got a bed.

He has to be careful in his existence of fear
when thick necked men walk by filled with beer
they will step on top of him and let him feel the fist
as boots rain down with leathered pain 
that's the way when men are pissed.

Those Cops they're no better..telling him to move along
is being homeless and a runaway a crime
did he do something wrong
maybe it would make a difference
if they just placed him in a cell
somewhere warm and safe with some respite
from his homeless hell.

He is just another grim statistic...an entry in a file
abandoned rejected ignored and still only 22
his eyes stare out from 1000 yards ..he lost the means
to smile
and even hope has deserted him...that's what the virus does to you.

Homeless Runaway-Homeless Runaway
he's checked out this morning..he is now at peace
what's that you say....is HE Okay
body lying stone cold...spirit warm now released.


it's bit rough but it is old.

? · Accepted Answer

I was just homeless myself, a few months ago ...
Nothing to be ashamed of & no dent in my ego ...

For a few weeks I slept in my car, parked in the graveyard ...
But sleeping rough without showers was pretty darn hard ...

After a while I went to a homeless shelter with dorms ...
God helped me to share a room with 18 other norms ...

The food was mainly rice for tea or dinner, if you will ...
Breakfast was at 5am -7 and free but still I took no pill ...

If ever a bunch of lunatics were gathered in one place ...
it was every man and woman and every, type of race ...

Lucky for me, my pension kicked in after four days, so I fled ...
and do I have some stories to tell, all locked up, in my head ...

Most of the people who stayed there spent their money on booze ...
Months of a free bed and free feed and at least a place to snooze ...

They could of spent their money on a roof, as I did, so ...
In my country, don't tell me, that they had no where else to go!!!

One woman was well dressed and had a family yet liked to play the game ...
Another was just a habitual drug addict, but ain't they all, just the same ...

If my mind was diagnosed with bipolar and prescribed lithium ...
Please, my dear old friend, do tell me again, what's so wrong with them???

? · Answer

Poignant and painful piece.  My husband and I are helping this man in his fifties, he has shelter, temporarily and food stamps, but nothing else. We give him cash and he buys us some groceries from his food stamp money (my husband and I live by the skin of our teeth or we would just give him money) and we take him books to read. My husband drives him wherever he needs to go, mostly to the store, but we just feel so bad for him  I feel so much for people in dire circumstances.  Not long ago we lost our home and car and my parents let us live with them.  If they hadn't we would have been like your homeless boy.  I always bear it in mind. Your poem has made me have all of these thoughts.

THE BANNIBAL ONE · Answer

It reminds me of a few friends now deceased who I talked with and helped when possible.
One said his name was Sarge,of course from the Army.they forgot him.And he was an angry man.
At least I listened and we did laugh.People standing in line for 12 hours to BUY?
That gets me upset..Your poem is almost great.Just a little fine tuning..Thanks
goodnight

Gosia · Answer

I think that it's pretty good! Some parts are a bit rough -some of the rhyming could be more consistent, but other than that its good! A great Idea.

Good Job!(:

Anonymous · Answer

Really good!. Answer my ? Please about poetry? (:

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