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Not my home...but a real home of their own.
A contest entry
- ~ Picture Inspired contest~ Homeless by Frozentearz.
300 points, ended June 3, 2007, 17 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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I just wanted to thank you once again for joining in this was a really tough contest to judge and each of you brought something special with you,
Blessings to you and yours
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It would be a wonderful thing if all these people could be led to a home of there very own! A great entry! Best wishes and thanks for sharing this!
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ty Frogz......it always hurts my heart to see them..and then, when I worked with some, they were happier there than when I retrieved them into what I thought was a good enough home for them..some even went back because it was more comfortable.
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Each stanza painted an image of a place somewhere in the world , where these hardships are a matter of fact.So easy to turn off the TV and banish them Not so easy when they stand in front of ones eyes Pleading OK so what are you doing> A fine piece Well done Good luck in the contest
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ty legend.... we do not always know what makes them happiest.
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So Realistic
You have conveyed the blind truth in this write which I happen to see on a daily basis. Sometimes it's so hard to watch. But you have shown this through the imagery and I applause you for speaking the truth as it is... I thank you for sharing this write with me and I wish you the best in your challenge...
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ty darryl....as I said in the other comments...when we put our ideals on others..sometimes we are very very wrong...
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"No matter where they come from, or how they come,
it is a jungle out here and I am one of the natives
wishing to lead you home."
Sighhh...It never fails to stun me how we as a country that has so much to offer so many can even be facing this issue...Thank you for lending your heart & voice to the cause, my Sister...Lovingly penned, Sweetie...Good luck in the contest, my dear Friend...
Wanda
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In one southern state, as you know, they are dumping those who have mental issues.... physical issues,,,, I think that there needs to be an endangerment law in place. Those hurt me more than any.....
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This one hit home!!!
"Here they are, worse off than before,
while righteous throw peanut butter
jam sandwiches, thumpers throw bibles,
cornered throw coins, and night hammers hard
on this city home."
This touched me deeply, having been homeless
in the big city (NY).
I know the despair you speak of, and they do come from all walks of life.
Men, women, and children!
The government offers cursory assistance, while the populace looks right through them...
They are regular people like you & me, who need a real chance and (like you said) a real home.
Night does hammer hard on these unfortunates,
and it is a jungle out there!
You are a treasure, M'Dear
I thank you for your heart-felt concern. ~ Nicholas ~
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ty dear heart.... one young man I brought in from the city streets wanted nothign mroe than to go back to that palce and those people of his home I thought to save him from. When I saw him struggle....sometimes I wondered if I had done the right thing....
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this is a powerful write.Very well written. I wish you the best in the contest. YOu did a great job.
Sam
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ty sam...it is good to see you again.
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When I first started reading this it kinda reminded me of the devastation of the storms that have
struck our world, and the homeless it left behind, I guess in a sense part of it could be because as you
said they come from all over, As always you leave us with things to ponder over long after the poem is
done,
Many Blessings to you and yours.
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ty frozen.... there are amny who "choose" tat palce we see them...on purpose and with purpose....to know who is who is the dilemma.
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Oh Carol . . . you could not be more correct, (correct is probably not the right word). . . but yes!!! "a real home of their own". Perfectly stated . . .
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ty, marc. I apprecaite that you most likely udnerstand when I say that, for some, that is their home..and they are best there.
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