Even once, I bet you won’t look into my eyes.
Choosing to dash away in unexplainable fear
Instead of seeing past to who I really am.
Instead of trying to understand what I held dear.
I wasn’t always this way, wasn’t always alone.
I wasn’t starved, unkempt, miserable, cold,
Nor was my home an abandoned building
At least, that’s what I say for this one night.
Look, just once, and see what I’ve become:
My eyes, now bloodshot, daren’t shed a tear.
The pain is so that it knocks me into oblivion –
Or is it that they can’t, after all these years?
These clothes, rags really, don’t keep me warm.
Not during the last summer, past so recently by
And they won’t, not during the nearing winter.
When, once, they were so vibrant and soothing.
Now, I’ve your attention, but you really don’t know.
How can you understand the pain that I hold?
You say that you see, but it isn’t possible for you.
To understand the misery that can be so, so cold.
The pain of walking with an unnourished body
And the disappointments of seeing another friend die.
Can not be imagined by one who has the choices
To, at nightfall, stay out or, if so chosen, go home.
And how the cries of the lifeless children
That litter the streets of an unnamed town
Ring in my ears as I pass through, sighing
When I realize that I can do naught to help.
I tell you my tale, of the sadness of life
In the hopes that you might realize true pain.
Do you see, now? No, of course you don’t.
If you did, why, you wouldn’t complain so.
Look at your own life, and imagine:
Are things truly so bad for you?
You don’t want to take that path, no.
You don’t want to drift towards a life like mine.
Author notes
This was actually written for a school project, so... it's not exactly on a topic I personally would have picked. I'm not sure if that affected it in any way.
Anything you'd like to say is fine with me
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Well done. very nicely written
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Thank you very much!
- Reiyn
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Good Job!
Well, for a project poem it is extremely good! I would never have known had you not said anything. I think this is a tale you told beautifully and though it's sad, it makes one feel better about their own situation. Keep up the good work and thanks for your comment!
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Thanks so much! I didn't realize how well it came out; things that take me that long to work out usually don't. Thank you very much for the comment and the applause. ^__^
- Reiyn
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excellent expression
It is very sad to see so many homeless people in this country. I try to appreciate the things that I have, a home, food, heat, etc. Your words really bring the reader to the realization that they should stop complaining about trivial things. Very few people know what it is like to be homeless.
Great write!
Ethereal Melody
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Thank you very much, again! Yes, it is sad, the number of homeless people in this country, and anywhere. It's really awful that the government can't help them all, and even worse that some don't want the help. Thanks again!
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