Empathy Unexpected (for homeless ones)
Douglas Blair 1951 (London)
Why am I in their corner?
Homeless people, hoboes
Tent City folk.
City must recover the land.
Many see shiftlessness
And danger.
Police passing by.
Barber Collins on hire
And report.
Water, warmth, waste?
But I have met some
And talked.
They are sincere
And problems not far fetched.
COVID displacement.
Employments closed.
Mortgages pressing in.
Rent impossible.
Simple turn of the screw.
Mental faculties tested.
Now, presto, homeless.
Coins tossed in their box.
Grocery cart stuffed
With “valuables”.
A CITY coming to be.
Mourning dove overhead.
Could it have been me?
They desire place, peace, purpose.
City has chances here
To honour and help.
Common folk as well
Must not forget the
Little kids.
Who need more
Than some gymnasium floor.
And Mother in tears.
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Written on January 09, 2023
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