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[sid] => 128290
[catid] => 1
[aid] => mick
[title] => Questions
[time] => 2006-11-16 03:04:22
[hometext] => My heart is with the homeless and it is heavy. Images have been branded.
[bodytext] =>
Have you ever wondered
where you'd sleep at night
or maybe with whom?
Did you think you'd ever
sell your soul
just to get a room?
Have you dug your dinner
from a trash can
hoping for something
good to eat?
Did you think you'd
get down this low
Just to get your
butt beat?
Do you wonder
late at night
where your loved ones are?
Do you wish you had a job
maybe drove a decent car?
Is it just a hand that you need
or maybe much more?
Do your addictions or diseases
keep you down and out poor?
Do you wish you
could do things over
or maybe never have started?
Can you believe
you've fallen
in deep water
bitter and uncharted?
Do you dream of better days
maybe a life you once knew?
Can you tell me how this
happened to a brother and sister
like you?
I am a little disturbed
I admit a bit angered too.
Living in a world of silicone
and lies sure gives me the blues.
People seem to care not
about the homeless
they just turn their heads away.
Do you think they'll pay for their
auspicious greed
and be sorry some day?
November 2006
Laura Horner
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[counter] => 356
[topic] => 75
[informant] => deadheadpoet
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[alanguage] => english
[acomm] => 0
[haspoll] => 0
[pollID] => 0
[score] => 25
[ratings] => 5
[editpoem] => 1
[associated] =>
[topicname] => anguished
)
Questions
Contributed by
deadheadpoet
on
Thursday, 16th November 2006 @ 03:04:22 AM in AEST
Topic:
anguished
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Have you ever wondered
where you'd sleep at night
or maybe with whom?
Did you think you'd ever
sell your soul
just to get a room?
Have you dug your dinner
from a trash can
hoping for something
good to eat?
Did you think you'd
get down this low
Just to get your
butt beat?
Do you wonder
late at night
where your loved ones are?
Do you wish you had a job
maybe drove a decent car?
Is it just a hand that you need
or maybe much more?
Do your addictions or diseases
keep you down and out poor?
Do you wish you
could do things over
or maybe never have started?
Can you believe
you've fallen
in deep water
bitter and uncharted?
Do you dream of better days
maybe a life you once knew?
Can you tell me how this
happened to a brother and sister
like you?
I am a little disturbed
I admit a bit angered too.
Living in a world of silicone
and lies sure gives me the blues.
People seem to care not
about the homeless
they just turn their heads away.
Do you think they'll pay for their
auspicious greed
and be sorry some day?
November 2006
Laura Horner
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deadheadpoet
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2006-11-16 03:04:22]
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Re: Questions
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by Former_Member on
Thursday, 16th November 2006 @ 03:52:36 AM AEST
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This really touched me Doris... When I visited Washington DC last year I was stunned at the amount of homelessness, i was telling a friend at work about it (we both worked briefly in a homeless shelter a few years ago) the irony of all this is the western world is so called developed, and the problem is all over, even in small towns like the one I live in.
Till last year I'd never travelled outside the UK. I went to Paris in Feb and took a boat trip up the Seine, the guide was telling us all about the wonderful architecture, Notradam etc...along the river I noticed makeshift communities that would have no protection from the elements, it almost broke my heart...as the guide was waffling on I started to think "What about those poor B*******? don't they deserve a mention?, It's a sad refection when people are interested more in inaminate objects than human suffering.
Great writing.
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by NoSaint on
Thursday, 16th November 2006 @ 08:23:44 AM AEST
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the Bible teaches us to reach out and help to not worry about the persons intentions but people pass on by over and over never reaching out to help ...this is a strong write my friend
Shari |
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by darkangeleyes57 on
Thursday, 16th November 2006 @ 08:47:56 AM AEST
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This was a very well written poem.. It was really touching.. I liked this poem..
Take care
Christina |
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Re: Questions
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by shelby on
Thursday, 16th November 2006 @ 09:47:43 AM AEST
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Ah Sis,
this gave me tears in my eyes. YOu captured this beautifully on such a sad and stressing subject. I have seen many things out on my travels. There were two times though that I will forever carry with me. One time in LA a woman with two little kids who had a couple big boxes put together that was home, I took them all kinds of stuff out of my truck and wanted to pick them up and take them along.
ANother time a nam Vetran, I cannot go into words to even scratch the surface, I cried we will put it that way. Gary being a vet himself it really tugged at him.
I hope one day things will change and there will be noone forgotten in this life.
Love your heart sis
Michelle |
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by yangdantien on
Thursday, 16th November 2006 @ 11:43:54 AM AEST
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I feel you pen has really hit a stride of emotionally evocative expressions... I feel real healing on the cuts & abrasions a good heart gets when simply brushing up against the broken edges of this world...
However your piece inspires some thoughts that I hope opens up a dialogue on how to solve the problem:
Our culture despises the indigent we toss coins in a cup or buy on the side of the road often out of pity. It is apathy and pity that many are cursed with. If you get scrutinized by the cops it is often with a monetary fine that others scoff at throwing money at such old revenue generating mechanism without reprisal. But the have-nots get crippled by such run-ins. I too have slept in my car between cities and jobs gratefully able to keep a vehicle on the road sometimes even without insurance... It can be tough as I would meet others in similar stations and many times reach for my last couple of bucks and split sharing as the nature of need on the streets requires a kind of triage.
Dear heart the questions you raise lead to more questions perhaps because we each have to come up with our own answers and therefore we can each help each other to have answers that make sense. It is our convictions we are taking shelter in and some peoples convictions exist at the point of exclusion to others.
Peace
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by ever1der on
Thursday, 16th November 2006 @ 01:37:07 PM AEST
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| This really touched me Laura..'cause of my son..he's one of the ones you write about. Sometimes, he gets clean and does ok..then he relapses and goes back into the street..as of now we have no idea where or how he is..or even if he's alive. We've tried again and again to help..but nothing we do ever works. He has a lot of medical and mental problems. It makes me sick that some restraunts poisen the food they throw away..just to keep the homeless from getting it...This country is so selfish. |
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Re: Questions
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by Eternal_Dreamer on
Friday, 17th November 2006 @ 10:40:17 PM AEST
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Dearest Laura as always you ascribe an outstanding poem that touches ones heart deeply. It's so sad that there are so many homeless people in this world. How much food do our big take away stores turf out? This particular subject is a touchy one.
You, dearest friend, Laura write from the depths of your beautiful heart and you are one person who can never turn a blind eye to the truth~
Thank you so much for posting this.
Take care dear sis,
hugs n prayers,
sue m |
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Re: Questions
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by wizard on
Monday, 20th November 2006 @ 08:41:32 PM AEST
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this is a truly moving piece...i am thankful that i've never had to enure such hardships...
nicely done...
wiz |
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Re: Questions
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by Former_Member on
Tuesday, 21st November 2006 @ 08:12:38 PM AEST
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Some very good questions....some tough ones too.
You have penned them beautifully though.
I like the fact that this will open eyes! |
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by trueecho on
Saturday, 25th November 2006 @ 11:55:20 AM AEST
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sad..sounds like a wharf rat
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Re: Questions
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by Saloni on
Sunday, 26th November 2006 @ 04:19:46 PM AEST
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very touching poem! very well written
keep posting.. |
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Re: Questions
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by Willofree on
Monday, 27th November 2006 @ 12:10:43 PM AEST
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Very powerful and meaningful questions that you so eloquently express. A very moving write on a subject that deserves much more attention then it gets. This is certainly cause for reflection and action.
Thanks for sharing my friend
Well done Laura,
Will
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Re: Questions
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by PhantomVampyress on
Wednesday, 6th December 2006 @ 01:29:26 PM AEST
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wow lauraean another beautiful write .. this does make you think and i love the flow of this piece.. you truly have a wonderful heart and write words so enchanting.. thanks for another beautiful write..
hugs
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