Author: Unknown
A mother kisses her only son,
as she lays him down to sleep
in a cardboard box near the edge of town.
She prays his life to keep.
She covers him in oil rags
to keep his body warm.
His feet are wrapped in plastic bags
to keep them dry in the storm.
The child holds a teddy bear
that he found along side the road.
In this great big town where nobody cares
it gives him comfort and lightens his load.
The city mission turned them away,
overcrowded every night.
They beg for scraps during the day,
mother won't give up the fight.
People scurry past the pair
and push them out of the way.
The little boy gives a saddened stare
but a word he does not say.
In the dead of night, a mother's cry
but no one seems to care.
The city continues to walk on by....
May you rest in peace with your bear.
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Posted: May 2010
About this poem:
I am a poet and a songwriter. I write things in poems that can not be written effectively in a song. Most of my poetry is darker like this one.
This poem is not inspired by personal experience of any kind. I wrote this poem to point out the lack of caring that we seem to have for our fellow humans.
When you walk down the street and you see a homeless person, what is your first thought? Bum? Alcoholic? Freeloader? Lazy?
These are just labels we use to excuse our own lack of compassion.
How about showing sympathy? If a homeless person asks you for money for a burger or slice of pizza, how bout taking him to a fast food pizza joint or McDonalds and buying him a meal. You would be amazed how doing something so small and inexpensive can make you feel knowing that you have helped to make a difference to someone who due to circumstances you don't know have put them down on their luck.
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