Your Poetry Dot Com

Welcome to Your Poetry Dot Com - Read, Rate, Comment on, or Submit Poetry. Browse Poetry Forums, or just enjoy other parts of our poetic community.
One of the largest databases of poetry on the net, now over 198,500+ poems!

Poems On Site: 198,500+ Comments On Poems: 427,000+ Forum Posts: 105,000+

Custom Search


Welcome !	Home · FAQ · Topics · Web Links · Your Account · Submit Poetry · Top 30 · OldSite Link	03-June 11:50:04 AEST

Menu

· Our eBay Store

· Error Submit

Poetry

· Submit Poetry

· Least Read Poems

· Members Listing

· Old Site Post 2001

· Old Site Pre 2001

· Poetry Archive

· Public Domain Poetry

Stories

· Stories (NEW ! )

· Submit Story

· Story Topics

· Stories Archive

· Story Search

Community

· Our Poetry Forums

· Our Arcade
100's of Games !

Site Help

· FAQ

· Feedback

Members Areas

· Your Account

· Members Journals

· Premium Sign-Up

Premium Section

· Special Section

· Premium Poems

· Premium Submit

· Premium Search

· Premium Archive

· Premium Topics

Fun & Games

· Jokes

· Bubble Puzzle

· Cross Word Easy

· Word Hunt

Reference

· Dictionary (Rhyming)

· Site Updates

· Special Content

Search

Top

Help This Site

· Donations

Others

· Moderators

Our Other Sites

· Embroidery Design Store
· Your Jokes
· Special Urls
· JM Embroideries
· Public Domain Poetry and Stories
· Diamond Dotz
· Cooking Info and Recipes
· Quoof - Australian Story

Social

Array ( [sid] => 184733 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => Homeless [time] => 2017-12-24 20:18:43 [hometext] => [bodytext] => The same faces every day
Often new ones too
Clothes dirty and riddled with holes
A foul smell about them
They ask for the time
I say no
Tho I do have the time
They ask for spare change
I say no
Tho sometimes I have change
They ask for a cigarette
I say no
Tho often I have had to ask others
Sometimes I am ashamed
At how easily I forget
That I was homeless too [comments] => 2 [counter] => 48 [topic] => 43 [informant] => nightwolf [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => oops )

Homeless

Contributed by nightwolf on Sunday, 24th December 2017 @ 08:18:43 PM in AEST
Topic: oops

The same faces every day
Often new ones too
Clothes dirty and riddled with holes
A foul smell about them
They ask for the time
I say no
Tho I do have the time
They ask for spare change
I say no
Tho sometimes I have change
They ask for a cigarette
I say no
Tho often I have had to ask others
Sometimes I am ashamed
At how easily I forget
That I was homeless too

Copyright © nightwolf ... [ 2017-12-24 20:18:43]
(Date/Time posted on site)

Advertisments:

Previous Posted Poem | | Next Posted Poem

Sorry, comments are no longer allowed for anonymous, please register for a free membership to access this feature and more

All comments are owned by the poster. Your Poetry Dot Com is not responsible for the content of any comment.
That said, if you find an offensive comment, please contact via the FeedBack Form with details, including poem title etc.

Re: Homeless (User Rating: 1 )
by softerware on Sunday, 24th December 2017 @ 11:36:10 PM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)

Your surprise ending begs the question, was it a handout of spare change or a cigarette that got you off of the street?
More likely the homeless seek other options when they can no longer rely on the generosity of strangers to sustain them.
It is a sad truth, but we do not "help" by keeping the homeless out of shelters. We are unable to do for them what the organized charities are equipped to do. Provide long term care; restore dignity; rebuild bodies minds and spirits; and restore self reliance.
No one was ever born wanting to live on the streets. But it can be undone, as you so candidly pointed out. I admire your courage. It is easy to make ourselves feel better by giving. It is hard to do the right thing.
softerware

Re: Homeless (User Rating: 1 )
by JamesStockdale on Monday, 25th December 2017 @ 02:48:38 AM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)

A honest write for sure.
I started saying no because many were just addicts and just trying to score. They made a life choice and most didn/'/t have the issues me or my mother have.

I/'/d see them daily and most were young and otherwise healthy and some were just bums to be honest. Of course I/'/m always ready to lend a hand to somebody down on their luck. I know very well tomorrow it could be me.....

While every care is taken to ensure the general sites content is family safe, our moderators cannot be in all places; all the time. Please report poetry and or comments that are in breach of our site rules HERE (Please include poem title or url). Parents also please ensure that you supervise your children well when they are on the internet; regardless of what a site says about being, or being considered, child-safe.

Poetry is much like a great photo, a single "moment in time" capturing many feelings and emotions. Yet, they are very alive; creating stirrings within the readers who form visual "pictures" of the expressed emotions within the Poem. ©

Opinions expressed in the poetry, comments, forums etc. on this site are not necessarily those of this site, its owners and/or operators; but of the individuals who post items to this site.
Frequently Asked Questions | | | Privacy Policy | | | Contact Webmaster

All submitted items are Copyright © to their submitter. All the rest Copyright © 2002-2050 by Your Poetry Dot Com

All logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owners.

Script Generation Time: 0.052 Seconds. - View our Site Map | .© your-poetry.com