The Homeless

Evelyn Baruch 1935 (Chicago. IL)



Where do the homeless go, when there's no home
to go to?
Where do they eat?  Where do they sleep?  Where do they rest their weary feet?
Once the world was at their bidding.  Now Fate scoffs.  It was only kidding.
They live in tents below a highway overpass.  They are the unseen, unheard underclass.
Look about you.  They're all around you.  
Just open your eyes and you'll see them.
Be grateful, my friends.
But for the Grace of God, you could be them!

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I worry and wonder about the Homeless.

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Submitted by baruch.4_1 on October 27, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEBFGF
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 453
Words 91
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9

Evelyn Baruch

I'm an 87 year old lady borne in Chicago, but an almost native of Los Angeles, having lived here since I was six. I have always found great joy in making up rhymes, starting in my teen years. I have a wonderful husband who has put up with me for over 60 years. more…

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