Save Her
(Save her)
Alan L Boles picture
Save her today
And tomorrow...will save you right back!
Can you help...she calls?
My child lays in the gutter,
In need of food and shelter,
Can you spare a penny!
Life had been cruel,
It wasn't her fault,
Her husband died,
No remaining relatives,
Once a proud woman,
Now destitute!
Please...she cries,
Don't walk away,
Don't cross the road
Or look down at me,
I'm human...
I bleed...I have feelings,
Don't say you will pray
Then pass her by,
Don't say it's her own fault,
She didn't handle her affairs properly,
Don't put her in prison
As a criminal!
One day...
Life could turn around,
Who knows,
What tomorrow...will bring,
Today riches and good health,
A lovely home,
Warmth from the bed,
Tomorrow you could be that woman,
Could you...humble yourself?
Could you...stand in the food-bank?
And receive charity,
We don't know...
Times are getting hard,
What will life throw your way?
We all need someone sometime.
A friendly word
A smile,
A hug
Someone hugged
Me today,
Showed me love.
It broke though...into my heart,
Thank you,
Because I was that lady
On the street
Today.
Wendy Jae
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