Someone You Used To Know
Daylight fades, as day is done
A city pulsates out of breath
Headlights duel upon the streets
and I am like the kiss of death
to those who scurry home to eat
They pass me by, on rapid feet
heading to some cozy nest
And I must seek a place to rest
People in the crosswalk pass
with eyes that look the other way
and will not meet my own
They have important things to do
A class to take, a call to make
a meal to cook, a TV show or two
Like squirrels they scatter here and there
It seems the world is on a run
Shrill trumpets of a gale force wind
rattle doors I can't go in
Old news print flies into my face
I hardly feel each new disgrace
I swat away, and brace for more
distrust they have embraced
They see me with such wary eyes
If only they could see my heart
Not long ago I had a dream
A part of something good, it seemed.
I had a life, I had a home
Until it fell apart......
And hard times I have known
By circumstance the fates could be
me who hurries home to see
a family waiting, a table spread
a place to rest my weary head.
Oh, is it just too much to ask
Please look at me, just one true glance
and see that I am just like you
Someone that you used to know
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Contest: Being Homeless
Sponsor: The Seeker
10/26/16
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