Poems about homelessness

• No 9 to 5

  We wake every morning just past noon
  seeking lunch at the Shambles Saloon.

  by Howard Manser 19 lines, 4 comments, on Nov 11 11:45 AM. In Homelessness, Humor
• Cavern's Lack

  Water cascading down brings
  The Sound into my soul

  by Clovis...Curious 44 lines, 10 comments, on Nov 6 4:17 PM. In Depression, Inspirational, Homelessness, Society, War
• God Please Help

  Why must I be
  Homeless and alone

  by SheWolfNLust 11 lines, 6 comments, on Oct 11 3:53 PM. In Personal, Pain, Thoughts, Fears, Homelessness
• To be homeless.

  I see you all flit about the streets,
  Like pixies spendin' gold-dust with some pixie disease.

  by roberthead89 20 lines, 1 comment, on Jul 15 1:02 PM. In Down and out, Homelessness, Itinerancy, Life.
• Among Broken Glass

  On my hands and knees among broken glass
  strewn about the sidewalk

  by FunkyDumpsterKittyG 36 lines, 12 comments, on Jun 15 6:09 PM. In Pain, Society, Life, Homelessness
• The Man with the Red Guitar

  by Missmichelley 48 lines, 6 comments, on May 9 1:57 PM. In adult, abuse, life, homelessness, pain, society
• Under The Porch

  Dark like that one night
  Under the porch there was no light
  

  by Daniela Violin 50 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 25 11:23 PM. In Spiritual, The Afterlife, Homelessness, Fictional, Angels, Rhyme
• Poverty *

  Irritated
  Bureaucrats

  by Clovis...Curious 19 lines, 7 comments, on Mar 7 12:39 PM. In Bare Bones Poetry, Contemporary, Homelessness
• Desert Hills Refuge

  by Cynthia Gaines 22 lines, 4 comments, on Feb 9 3:55 AM. In Desert, Homelessness, Life, Refuge, Thoughts
• Lady Justice (Ellis Island)*

  by Clovis...Curious 19 lines, 14 comments, on Feb 3 2:38 PM. In Bare Bones Poetry, Inspirational, Historical, Homelessness, Philosophical
• The Hilarity of Homelessness

  I imagine that strangers can
  see my life story

  by cigale 40 lines, 2 comments, on Jan 21 4:50 PM. In Humor, homelessness, adversity
• gutterfly: there from here

  by stasis 33 lines, 2 comments, on Oct 26 9:11 PM 2008. In weird, sad, homelessness, addiction, dark, life, thoughts
• City at Night

  As the sun sets and is changed into shadows
  it turns cold in the city at night

  by birdie323 64 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 26 3:18 PM 2008. In inner city, night, homelessness
• The Threat - The Cities' Hooverville's *

  by Clovis...Curious 41 lines, 34 comments, on Oct 20 5:23 PM 2008. In Architecture, Bare Bones Poetry, Homelessness, Society
• Matrix *

  Illusory
  Boundaries

  by Clovis...Curious 26 lines, 12 comments, on Oct 7 7:50 PM 2008. In Bare Bones Poetry, Homelessness, Society, Philosophical
• Morbid

  Clouds are flying
  

  by Clovis...Curious 22 lines, 9 comments, on Oct 1 12:34 PM 2008. In Homelessness, Society, Philosophy, War
• Through a Lens Darkly

  by Cynthia Gaines 14 lines, 22 comments, on Sep 27 3:31 AM 2008. In Homelessness, Injustice, Life, Thoughts
• Walk a Mile With The Shoeless

  by Cynthia Gaines 16 lines, 8 comments, on Sep 22 9:19 PM 2008. In Homelessness, Sad, Society
• Blanket Barry

  Dedicated to people of the street everywhere!
  

  by Kazytc 108 lines, 5 comments, on Sep 22 4:33 AM 2008. In Contest, Life, Society, Contemporary, Homelessness, Tramps, Destitute, Poor, Thoughts
• Friends and Strangers

  Twigs and stones
  Breaking bones

  by Clovis...Curious 29 lines, 18 comments, on Sep 4 3:17 PM 2008. In Homelessness, Society
• Sleeping in a City Park

  Morning breaks
  Emotional Quake

  by Clovis...Curious 59 lines, 17 comments, on Aug 19 11:01 PM 2008. In Society, Contemporary, Homelessness
• dreaming like them

  Homelessness means dreaming like them,
  having dreams purely in sensations,

  by Rue 15 lines, 15 comments, on Aug 9 2:19 PM 2008. In dreams, homelessness, question
• Transient *

  Why do they fear me?
  Is it the way I look?

  by Clovis...Curious 21 lines, 18 comments, on Jun 17 10:05 PM 2008. In Homelessness, Society
• we flew like fingerless gloves

  by acoustical 6 lines, 10 comments, on Apr 2 12:06 AM 2008. In bird, homelessness
• Hidden Lives

  by Clovis...Curious 32 lines, 22 comments, on Jan 29 3:30 PM 2008. In Bare Bones Poetry, Homelessness, Rhetorical Questions
• False Security

  Sun has vanished from the sky
  has our conscious gone awry?

  by Clovis...Curious 19 lines, 14 comments, on Sep 23 10:20 PM 2007. In Society, Homelessness, Philosophical
• The Homeless

  These would suffice
  For your needs
  

  by Clovis...Curious 56 lines, 92 comments, on Aug 10 9:02 PM 2007. In Architecture, Society, Homelessness
• Phobia

  Starving, their bones, almost
  Piercing their taut skin

  by Clovis...Curious 30 lines, 29 comments, on Aug 9 8:43 PM 2007. In Society, Philosophical, Homelessness, Therapy
• Long Night's Amidst the Days*

  Long are the days
  The homeless roam

  by Clovis...Curious 36 lines, 17 comments, on Aug 7 4:56 PM 2007. In Thoughts, Philosophical, Homelessness
• Tents

  Transient home / Why must we roam?

  by Clovis...Curious 20 lines, 27 comments, on Jul 23 10:25 PM 2007. In Society, philosophy, homelessness
• You don't have to worry

  Can you hear me? I'm screaming out your name! / Are you ignoring me? Am I the one to blame? / I didn't mean to hurt you, it was a complete mistake / I hope my world will return to normal, that it will cease to shake

  by xSweetDreamsx 28 lines, 3 comments, on May 15 3:41 PM 2007. In Pain, Homelessness, Rape, Starvation
• The Renditions of a Homeless Man

  Some have it all without trying,
  While others fight for the bare necessities.

  by xXshadesXofXblackXx 46 lines, 5 comments, on Apr 16 5:06 PM 2007. In Personal, Sad, Angst, My life, Longing, Homelessness
• Shelter

  by Clovis...Curious 21 lines, 34 comments, on Apr 1 6:11 PM 2007. In Bare Bones Poetry, Historical Preservation, Historical Restaurants, Homelessness
• Happiness

  riches
  they don't matter.

  by penciledlives 4 lines, 3 comments, on Mar 27 3:17 AM 2007. In Love, Homelessness
• Wrinkle Man

  by MountainGirl 15 lines, 2 comments, on Mar 27 2:37 AM 2007. In Hunger, Pain, Homelessness, regret
• Black Alley Cosmonaut

  the frontiersman
  sitting in the dark

  by Patrick Walz 36 lines, 5 comments, on Mar 14 10:16 AM 2007. In Dark, Life, Sad, Personal, Addiction, homelessness
• No Place is Safe...

  My brain is tangled...entwined in thorned reflection and metaphors of unknown profundity.

  by 245Trioxin 32 lines, 6 comments, on Feb 22 8:50 AM 2007. In Abuse, homelessness, Dark, Personal, Depression, Loss
• Wanderer

  A worn out wanderer
  Roaming the earth

  by kIrst1 19 lines, 4 comments, on Feb 5 7:22 AM 2007. In homelessness, sadness, traveller, poor, Sad, Pain
• Vampiric Dreams & Requiems…

  The flesh has turned to velvet left out in the rain on a frigid day.

  by 245Trioxin 29 lines, 11 comments, on Apr 5 8:50 AM 2006. In Sad, Personal, Dark, Homelessness, Life
• Only Enough For Nothing

  I once had it all, a lifetime ago
  Just a child when the world was unknown.

  by 245Trioxin 75 lines, 11 comments, on Mar 31 11:58 AM 2006. In Abuse, Sad, Personal, Dark, Pang, Homelessness, Divorce, My Own Style
• This Life I know

  I grew strong - As I was alone.
  My heart in pieces - At the base of my soul.

  by 245Trioxin 140 lines, 9 comments, on Mar 11 8:27 PM 2006. In Homelessness, Sad, Personal, Abuse, Run Away, My Life, Survival

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