Homeless Child

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    Poem Commentary

    I saw the picture of this little girl sitting by the sidewalk with people passing by, and it broke my heart. I don't know if that is her mother in the background or not, and perhaps it is, but I could not see myself walking past her and continuing in my life. I don't know if I succeeded in portraying what I felt, but I did try. Perhaps you will understand...

    Marcus

    Homeless Child
    I can see the shame
    in her little brown eyes
    As she watches others pass
    Oblivious in their lives

    A gentle night breeze
    Brushes her silken hair
    She looks like an angel
    Illumined in the glare

    She hugs herself for warmth
    Under Red, White, and Blue
    Holding tight to a single toy
    Her one friend, loyal, true

    She sits in somber silence
    As Americans pass her by
    Too busy in their circumstance
    To heed her silent cry

    Gluttons at their tables
    They pass without a clue
    That yonder sits a little child
    That might be hungry, too

    Have we become so calloused?
    Are we so dull to pain?
    That we can pass a child in need,
    And not hang our head in shame?

    Have we so easily forgotten
    The Lord's Parabled Decree...
    "Whatsoever ye do to the least
    of these, ye do also to me?"

    Have we become so heartless,
    So selfish in our lives...
    That we're no longer moved
    By a homeless child's eyes?

    /~~~/

    I can see the happy flush...
    Her brown eyes show no fear...
    As I gather her into my arms,
    My brown eyes fill with tears...



    Marcus Lewis
    6/29/2009

    Written in response to UPA Picture Challenge:
    Homeless Child






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    Worthless commented on Homeless Child

    10-22-2010

    That is the best love, thru a child. No human could ever feel a greater love... Sad... You should read the love of a child i wrote. There's a few others on my page too.
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    BraveMoon commented on Homeless Child

    08-26-2009

    sing to them, children are so largely over looked and over used for such small creatures, they are the Lord's heritage
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    mpjtforever commented on Homeless Child

    08-11-2009

    The love shines through your writing, America is cuel, I could never pass up a chance to pick up a young child. if only many others felt as you do. you need to publish this in the newspaper for all to read. your friend jodi
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    nbosko commented on Homeless Child

    08-08-2009

    wow...I could never walk by a child in need. I would do as you wrote and take the child in my arms as well...many parents don't see the belessing to which our children are..they leave their child to fend for themselves while they go and play..and for you and me both..it breaks our hearts everyday... very well written..it brought a tear to my eye..I have 3 kids myself and wouldn't dream of leaving them or hurting them
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    Lolee commented on Homeless Child

    07-28-2009

    You know...many times it's a full belly, and a starving heart. A parent passes by their little Nagy nuisance, while they are always busy with their own existence. Starvation right in the home. Huh. It is something you will never ever forget, if you've experienced it first hand... Thanks for this thought provoking piece.
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    UnworthyFather

    07/28/2009

    Very insightful, Lolee. I thank you for taking the time to read this and delve deeper than the surface. Marcus

    When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.

    John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) Thirty-fifth President of the USA

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