Were I to sit roadside
hands held out
sign asking for alms
would you see me?
Were I to stand at the bus stop
teeth chattering
sodden by rain
needing a fix
would you really see me?
Were I to sit next to you
meeting upon meeting
late night after late night
pressed into duty
pressed against the desk
would you ever see me again?
I am but one of the invisible
fallen amongst the cracks
head down
eye frown
look not upon the great
who can do no wrong
who can rape
who can plunder
who can murder without fear
alas
the day will come…..
judge not lest you be judge
bastardization for bastards
cower
betray
fall…..
pain reaped for pain
desolation for desolation
rejection
anguish
fear
all yours times tenfold.
©March 13/20
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thank you so much. I am still working on two poems for either side of Now and Forever as well. 🤓💜
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Will be anxiously awaiting those Post, Jay-lyn!!
xoxo 💖🌹😊
Chuck
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I will let you know when up. 🤓💜
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I LOVE this! Very powerful and really spoke to me! Love the pic, too.
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I do like the pics, you have an eye for selecting just the right one for each poem. 🙂 xx
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Wow… I’m just gonna say this, you would be the wrong person to tick off. An eye for an eye in your world is very dangerous, very sexy and damned near impossible to not read and be drawn into, but dangerous all the same. Well done. Loved this, it really spoke to me. xxx
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Thank you. 🤓💜 I thought pic was decent
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