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Do you have a clue, What that person sitting on the curb is going through,? Did you give him a smile, wave, or even say hello,? Or, did you just ignore him and drive away as fast as you could go,?.. The dude has no home, no food to eat, But does that cross your mind when that rush hour traffic you're trying to beat,? Do you justify your actions by considering him a slob,? Because he sits on that curb while you're off to your cush job,.. You look at him with such disgrace, All because he has dirt on his face, While your at home in your nice hot shower, He's no-where to go so he just sits on that curb hour after hour,.. You will have a nice dinner at your table, But tonight this fellow won't be able, It's way below zero outside and you're in your nice warm bed, But the guy on the curb can't stay warm for he is found the next morning frozen, Dead,.. If in the beginning you'd have given him a smile, He may have gone another mile, If you would of given him a wave, He would of thought someone cared and not be headed to his grave,.. You could of offered him a seat at your table and given him a hot meal, But, since you judged him to be a slob with no job you figured he'd steal, If you'd of offered him a nice hot shower and a nice change of clothes, He would of been more like you, I suppose,.. Except for a few facts like your wife isn't yet home from work, His wife's neck in a tragedy snapped with a jerk, She died at the scene, When their car slid into a ravine,.. Your children are in their beds upstairs, His two children passed away a week after their mother in spite of all his prayers, Yes the man on the curb had a story, One that with a little help from you could of been used for Gods glory,.. He lived, he loved, he married the woman of his dreams, He laughed, he had two great kids,he wasn't a slob like you thought, everything is not what it seems,... Leah Russell 1-17-2011
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