Poems about homelessness

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Morbid

Clouds are flying

by Clovis6790Curious 24 lines, 4 comments, on Oct 1 12:34 PM. In Homelessness, Society, Philosophy, War
Walk a Mile With The Shoeless

by Cynthia Gaines 16 lines, 5 comments, on Sep 22 9:19 PM. In Homelessness, Sad, Society
Blanket Barry

Dedicated to people of the street everywhere!

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

Twigs and stones
Breaking bones

by Clovis6790Curious 24 lines, 16 comments, on Sep 4 3:17 PM. In Homelessness, Society
Sleeping in a City Park

Morning breaks
Emotional Quake

by Clovis6790Curious 52 lines, 9 comments, on Aug 19 11:01 PM. In Society, Contemporary, Homelessness
dreaming like them

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

by Rue 15 lines, 13 comments, on Aug 9 2:19 PM. In dreams, homelessness, question
Transient *

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

by Clovis6790Curious 14 lines, 10 comments, on Jun 17 10:05 PM. In Homelessness, Society

we flew like fingerless gloves

by acoustical 6 lines, 9 comments, on Apr 2 12:06 AM. In bird, homelessness
Hidden Lives

Affluent
Urban

by Clovis6790Curious 28 lines, 7 comments, on Jan 29 3:30 PM. In Society, Homelessness
False Security

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

by Clovis6790Curious 13 lines, 8 comments, on Sep 23 10:20 PM 2007. In Society, Homelessness, Philosophical
The Homeless

These would suffice
For your needs

by Clovis6790Curious 56 lines, 33 comments, on Aug 10 9:02 PM 2007. In Society, Homelessness
Phobia

Starving, their bones, almost
Piercing their taut skin

by Clovis6790Curious 30 lines, 11 comments, on Aug 9 8:43 PM 2007. In Society, philosophical, homelessness
Long Night's Amidst the Days*

Long are the days
The homeless roam

by Clovis6790Curious 31 lines, 8 comments, on Aug 7 4:56 PM 2007. In Thoughts, Philosophical, Homelessness
Tents

Transient home / Why must we roam?

by Clovis6790Curious 13 lines, 12 comments, on Jul 23 10:25 PM 2007. In Society, philosophy, homelessness

A Derelict’s Catacomb

How the rain is dreary, still,
disgorging the roads, above.

by FunnelWaxFate 17 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 4 5:58 PM 2007. In Dark, Society, Personal, Thoughts, Sad, Pain, Homelessness
Hide Away!

In a box, / Under lock,

by BrokenDawn 33 lines, 1 comment, on May 25 1:00 PM 2007. In Love, Life, Hope, Pain, Sadness, 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 xlivingxonxaxprayerx 28 lines, 2 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, 4 comments, on Apr 16 5:06 PM 2007. In Personal, Sad, Angst, My life, Longing, Homelessness
Shelter

In memory of..

by Clovis6790Curious 14 lines, 31 comments, on Apr 1 6:11 PM 2007. In Historical Preservation, Homelessness, Humor
Happiness

riches
they don't matter.

by penciledlives 4 lines, 2 comments, on Mar 27 3:17 AM 2007. In Love, Homelessness
Wrinkle Man

by MountainGirl 15 lines, 1 comment, 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 69 lines, 10 comments, on Mar 31 11:58 AM 2006. In Abuse, Sad, Personal, Dark, homelessness, divorce
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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