A Simple Act of Kindness
You can be only so lonely and so obsolete from society
Everyone who walks by you pretends you don't exist
And they all hurry along before they start their shifts
Some walk by and drop a penny or two
Usually right in front of your shoes
That's why I am here singing my blues
In my torn up coat and my messed up hair
But still a lot of people don't seem to care
I was just like you a few years ago
I was more than you'll ever really know
But who really cares about a helpless wino
You don't you just walked on by
You couldn't even look me in my eye
You just turned your head up to the sky
Or pretended something was in your eye
A young child walked up to me and held out his closed hand
With his parents near by watching as he approached me
The honor seemed bestowed upon him
as he opened his hand to me and grinned
"Here Mister" He Says
I want you to have this money so you can be fed
I looked over to his parents and they smiled at me
I couldn't take his money
As my face lit up with impish glee
Copyright © Shawn Daniels | Year Posted 2016
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