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Will you see me

 

 

 

You see me on the street begging for money, food, clothes,

anything that I can survive with, but you walk past me

like your better then I am with your fancy cars, clothes,

and your riches of money and home.

 

I was once like you but now am all alone here on the

street begging for anything to help me survive,  I 

scavenge in dumpsters, crawl on my knees, cry out 

in pain but yet you still do not see.

 

I am invisible to you because you do not want to see,

the man, woman, or child with their hands out in this

lost world of woe, we were once you, with a home, and 

food enough to eat, clean clothing and body, but our

fortunes changed and we crashed here on the street.

 

Be careful for one day this could be you.  You will

then find out how superior you really are, wealth is

only a fleeting  idea.  One day perhaps you will

see us as we really are, one day you will cry

as we have.  Have pity on us we are no longer proud.

 

Give us your spare change, buy us a meal, drop off

a blanket, we will be eternally grateful to you.  Our

lives will be a little richer and we shall be a little warmer,

feel good you have seen the unseen and helped to make

their lives a bit easier.  Thank you for seeing us.

Author notes

Option 5 e:"You see people on the street corner begging for food & you think you're so superior because you have more money, but honey, let me tell you, these people have more soul than you ever will & in the end that's going to matter more."
-unknown




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  • great poem! thanks for the entry!

  • anytime i see people in the street, it breaks my heart. i always feel its the least i can do to give whatever money i can. what they do with it is their choice, but i can go sleep and know that i at least attempted to help someone. this is an awesome poem.