I WISH I HAD A HOME

poem by: Mick Reid
Written on Aug 30, 2019 

I WISH I HAD A HOME (A homeless person's thoughts)

Another night in the shop doorway

I am freezing my soul to death

My cracked lips are blue

Chilblains on my fingertips

I am shivering and shaking

And it is way below zero

With no shelter

I just can not leave this cold

As there is nowhere at all to go

A solitary tear is frozen to my cheek

While my teeth chatter erratically

My feet are frozen like meat

Finding it hard to get something to eat

As this is no place for grace

Being left on the streets

I wish I had a home to be warm

Instead of surviving on the streets.

 

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A previous user commented on Aug 31, 2019 at 7:53pm
This I a very important message about the homeless. Thank God for the shelters, and churches that feed them. Have a nice day.

 

 

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