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Homeless

by Joe Cramer

Homeless men sitting
quitting
forgetting
about life.
It's just not right.
The day lasts long
it does not belong
to the weary.
A bath, a shave,
a wave
from someone
who can share a dime.
The time
becomes the crime.

12/30/2009

Author's Note: ... outside the Ozanam Inn on Camp Street in New Orleans, La....

Posted on 12/30/2009
Copyright © 2024 Joe Cramer

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Joan Serratelli on 12/30/09 at 09:35 PM

Hreat job- good imagery- I could see it all.

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