We Are in This Together
The eyes of the homeless
Are weathered with pain
The light is absorbed
By the dusty terrain
Their cargo transported
By backpack or cart
Photos of loved ones
Kept close to their heart
They have no income
They live day by day
Looking for shelter
Behind buildings they lay
They are desperate and scared
They've done nothing wrong
So many lost souls
No place to belong
It takes a lot of courage
To seek help from strangers
Each day praying
For that one life changer
To the poor, their wish
Is to sleep in a bed
When hunger strikes
They need to be fed
Most people are apt
To shun the poor
They push them away
By slamming their doors
They don't understand
What compassion means
They forget they are human
With unfulfilled dreams
There is a fine line between
The rich and the poor
That one day comes
They are out the door
Let us not forget
Where we all came from
Our fate is determined
When the living is done
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Submitted by p_batteate on June 09, 2021
Modified on April 16, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXA XBXB CDED XFXF XXXE XGXG XHDX XXIX XHXX XCXI |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 863 |
Words | 172 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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