Homeless

in a box
in a car

home has never been so far

in a bed
in a home

not a place to call a home

on a bench
in a park

i live in a mansion in the dark

i have no home
no place to lie

yet everywhere i go
i wish i could stay
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Richards Avatar
May 13, 2009 at 12:32 PM
So sad, and so true...in every city across the nation...well said in your poem!
Matheny Avatar
May 13, 2009 at 4:10 AM
Awwwwww...I LOVE IT!! Write me anytime you wanna sweetie =) Love You, Lexi! XOXOXO
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