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dedicated to the homeless:

In My Prayers

People sleeping in rail cars
People sleeping in chairs
Anyone who is not anyone is splitting their hairs
Every one of them 
Are in my prayers
Sleeping in cars sleeping on floors
Breaking some heads and kicking down doors

People in uniforms 
Are not uniformed 
If they don’t care then what are they all here for?
People in pain can’t sleep
People in pain just stare 
Every one of them
Are in my prayers 

We have seen this all before
We know Thiers going to be more 
Masters building their empires building their wars
Counting their virgins
And beating their whores 
The howling dogs of war, I will pray for 

An old man is too old for fighting
And fighting is getting old
And to many people outside getting sick getting cold
And soon becomes the misery
As souls inside disappear 
Those who have become so empty
Are in my prayers,   
 
The Trump card has been called, calling for sessions calling for creeds
sucking down moonshine
out stepping on weeds
the powerful are happy their getting their way
crushing the poor 
Whose needs are taking away
that is the reason
we all must pray
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015


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Date: 11/5/2015 12:53:00 AM
so much sadness, prayers i will send along with you ... bless your heart
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Cynthia Ferguson
Date: 11/27/2015 7:07:00 AM
thanks linda I am almost back from the hell I have been through :) hope to be on more soon
Date: 10/19/2015 12:01:00 AM
This made me so sad except that I know you are praying along with all of us. So well done. Love the choice of words on your pallet. Love how you evoked emotion. Good write and good read! E. Nau
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Cynthia Ferguson
Date: 11/27/2015 7:09:00 AM
thank you Edlynn sorry for the late reply but I have been upside down myself a while
Date: 9/6/2015 2:22:00 AM
Uplifting and really beautiful.. love the heart of this poem very sensitive, compassionate and kind.. ~Olive Eloisa
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Cynthia Ferguson
Date: 11/27/2015 7:10:00 AM
I was just homeless myself and when I was trying to find housing and saw all the misery of others out there in the cold I caught this one thank you for reading
Date: 8/29/2015 12:25:00 PM
Hallelujah and Praise the Lord, Cynthia this is to welcome you aboard. Think we have already conversed. Thanks for tolerating me. Just received an email from Poetry Soup about new members Jim Horn
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Cynthia Ferguson
Date: 9/3/2015 5:08:00 AM
I thought it was you tolerating me :) thank you
Date: 8/18/2015 7:24:00 AM
A lovely poem. The sharp sensitivity is beautiful. A lesson to learn to include the existential pains into one's prayer.
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Cynthia Ferguson
Date: 8/20/2015 5:51:00 AM
thank you Probir praying is important :)
Date: 8/16/2015 6:00:00 AM
Hi Cynthia, Just thinking about your poem, got me to thinking about my past. I've worked in Drug Rehab, been on active service in the army and now work as a volunteer at our Hospice. I've seen so many terrible faces of the lost and lonely. I thank God for His Strength. Once again, a lovely poem. God Bless. D.
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Dave Timperley
Date: 11/27/2015 7:55:00 AM
We are all special love, every one of us should care for each other, we would in a perfect world. Sadly our world is far from perfect so just keep on praying. Remember PUSH [Pray Until Something Happens] God Bless. D.
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Cynthia Ferguson
Date: 11/27/2015 7:12:00 AM
thank you dave, you are special to be doing hospice I was looking for housing myself and saw the lines of misery out there and had to write for them all
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Cynthia Ferguson
Date: 8/16/2015 2:57:00 PM
that is how I think I got that one, I was visiting transitional offices and seeing all the homeless people just looking so sad and worried as I am in transition myself I knew how a lot of them felt hospice is hard work you are a special person,
Date: 8/15/2015 9:24:00 PM
This is really great and heart felt. I feel it and love it. It seems just the way the world is headed. 7 for this for sure
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Janet Runyan
Date: 8/16/2015 2:02:00 PM
Exactly. I wish it never got even this far
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Cynthia Ferguson
Date: 8/16/2015 5:30:00 AM
it sure is and it can be solved so easily,
Date: 8/14/2015 6:03:00 AM
not bad, i like "masters bulding thier empire bulding thier war"
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Cynthia Ferguson
Date: 8/16/2015 5:34:00 AM
thank you sorry for the late reply I am in transition myself and saw some of the misery out there while in the city of boston it is a sad situation,
Date: 8/14/2015 2:08:00 AM
People in uniforms are not uninformed, blue bleeds red like me, is it all only for green? Excellent, brave writing, thank you for sharing.
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Cynthia Ferguson
Date: 8/14/2015 3:18:00 AM
oops I think I spelled that wrong should be ununiformed , I am trying to find a word they are here but run around with no real leadership, thanks for liking
Date: 8/13/2015 5:55:00 PM
Nice write Cynthia!!
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Cynthia Ferguson
Date: 8/16/2015 5:35:00 AM
thank you Yolanda I appreciate you taking the time to read what I had written
Date: 8/13/2015 1:24:00 PM
A perfect poem filled with tons of heart and pounds of purpose..And on yes So much truth
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Cynthia Ferguson
Date: 8/16/2015 5:42:00 AM
you can see the emptiness in some peoples eyes who have been rejected all their lives just for being born poor and their are those who get p and dance and sing for the crowd life is full of purpose :)
Date: 8/13/2015 12:57:00 PM
Pray it forward. Amen
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Cynthia Ferguson
Date: 8/16/2015 5:43:00 AM
you say that well :) thank you for stopping by
Date: 8/13/2015 11:50:00 AM
Folk are always in my prayers, some on the prayer chain, some not, but all are prayed for. In a way the prayers are for myself, giving thanks to God that I am doing fine, made clear to me when I pray for others. Nice write. God Bless. D.
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Cynthia Ferguson
Date: 8/16/2015 5:45:00 AM
I pray always I am deeply troubled for the world and the innocent people caught up in the greed and hate for being different, may as well stay in touch with god so your not like strangers when you finally meet
Date: 8/13/2015 11:29:00 AM
Thanks for reminding us how lucky we are, dear Cynthia! Congratulations on being featured! Love, Jack xxx
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Cynthia Ferguson
Date: 8/16/2015 5:47:00 AM
no matter how hard my day is and I feel my life is unfair I see others so much worse off that I feel lucky I am not that bad after all and take my trials with a knowing I am learning from this life
Date: 8/13/2015 10:19:00 AM
In my prayers too! We all should pray more and thank God more for our blessings. Great poem. A7
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Cynthia Ferguson
Date: 8/16/2015 5:49:00 AM
yes and we all need to do our good works it is not ever not worth stopping to help someone stuck in a hole climb out :)
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