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Homelessness MAG
My home can be
everywhere
or nowhere.
My daily meals
consist
of anything or
nothing.
My knick-knacks
and baubles
are the clothes
I
wear.
My money
is
only what
others
give me.
I am a being.
I am human.
I am homeless.
If only people
could see
where I stand.
and
help me
through
this all.
Will this loneliness
ever end?
Will I begin
a
new life?
Does
anyone
care?
Because
I
am here.
I
am
real.
I
cannot
be ignored.
I am a person.
I am alive.
And...
I am homeless. n
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EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND said...
on Jan. 20 2015 at 1:15 pm
This is simple yet not simple at the same time. Simple because you can understand it, but not simple at the same time because of what's in your poem. It's absolutely, phenomenal. It's filled with such honesty, power, simplicity and complex, beauty and rawness; and just so much. In some ways, I can connect to this. Stay strong, my friend. :) You're an amazing and talented and beautiful writer and person. You have such talent and greatness and light and a beauty that is your own; and so much more. All of this and just so much more. Thank you so much for sharing this, my friend! I absolutely, love this and it touched me in different ways and I felt a sort of connection to it. Congrats on having this already published in Teen Ink's magazine because you truly deserve this! Thank you, again. :)
LyricBlunt said...
on Oct. 21 2014 at 9:42 am
I love this poem, I was homeless once. No one will feel how you feel ino they step into your shoes and walk a mile or too in it. Anyway I see how you use postiveness and negativeness to compare and contrast homelessness. Anyway I hope you get better and I hope you get hope.
SimplyErica SILVER said...
on Jun. 2 2013 at 1:40 am
I wrote something similar to this called "Those Street People's Stories". Check it out whenever. It reminds me a lot of this and this is something serious other's need to know.
writingriver05 SILVER said...
on May. 11 2013 at 1:47 pm
you know what this is just rude you shouldnt have the right to go around saying that this poem is shallow that poem is bad and so on and so on i mean how would you like it if someone posted a comment about your poems saying it was shallow and lacked meaning
writingriver05 SILVER said...
on May. 11 2013 at 1:41 pm
Hey were all poets how would you like it if someone put up a comment like yours?
This is beautiful. well done. i think that the reason its so powerful is beacause your writing is very simple. you dont use any big words or difficult to understand phrases. you simply write emotion, and it shows, and you cant argue with pure emotion. most people cant do what youve done. so feel proud.
HouseofYork GOLD said...
on Mar. 8 2013 at 9:51 pm
Bravo, simple, true, a little much on the space between stanzas *but that is the sites fault*. Truly worthy of a 5/5
Ghoshy said...
on Jan. 3 2013 at 6:30 pm
This poem tells a moving story. It was sad, but exceptionally written. The breaks in writing made the poem seem much more real.
iluvrockandroll2 PLATINUM said...
on Dec. 12 2012 at 6:36 pm
brilliant free verse!!
MarieAntoinette2014 DIAMOND said...
on Oct. 29 2012 at 10:07 am
Easy there...
MarieAntoinette2014 DIAMOND said...
on Oct. 29 2012 at 10:04 am
That's just rude. There's no advice to help critique this. Critique means advice, not whining that your friend didn't get her work published, and not high fiving each other that you guys are both jealous.
pandagirl312 GOLD said...
on Aug. 24 2012 at 3:52 pm
I like this point of view. Sometimes people are afraid to help the homeless with money because they don't know what they will do with it. If that's the case, you can always buy them a burger at McDonald's or something. Anything would help you if you were like that. Good job, it got me thinking. :)
bluhs said...
on May. 6 2012 at 8:31 pm
The structure of the poem was so original! I love your voice. Keep writing!!
Ravenne said...
on Mar. 23 2012 at 2:31 am
First, congratulations! I love the idea in itself. The breakdown of the sentences adds double meanings- as if the speaker addresses the reader directly with questions or demands. But I must admit, while the breakdown is interesting... the sentences in themselves are somewhat lacking. I assume you meant to make it sound like the homeless person is the one talking, but if so, then it's too... conscious, I should say? Perhaps a little description of a situation, instead of a comment about it, would highlight your point better. Overall- very original!
Yockaflocka BRONZE said...
on Mar. 1 2012 at 4:53 pm
This was beautiful. I love you work! Congrats on the publish!
-Hannah
ZimmermanAnna27 said...
on Feb. 12 2012 at 11:53 am
The home loans are very useful for people, which would like to start their own company. As a fact, it is very comfortable to receive a small business loan.
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