Short Homelessness Poems

Short Homelessness Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Homelessness by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Homelessness by length and keyword.


Untitled #60 / No Homelessness

The would be no homelessness
no poverty, no delusion
if men would but make their homes underground.
Tell me, what is the moral of this story?


Homeless

its everywhere
here and there
so your be aware
so many need care
you pay a fare
to be there insome town
lay on the ground
its a long less
HOMELESSNESS

Midnight Run

if your on the street
than you know this beat
they come out late
thats no  misstake
and its cool
cloths and food
for homelessness
jod well done
the
MIDNIGHT RUN

Nobody Is Born Bad

Nobody is born bad
War
Poverty
Homelessness
Lack of love
Lack of compassion
Lack of education
Lack of jobs
And lack of care
Drives people to take desperate measures to survive
Form: Imagism

Premium Member Shelters of Silence

"In the USA, vacant homes by thousands thrive, 
while countless homeless struggle to survive. 
In a land of plenty, such homes stand bare, 
as lost souls grow, wandering in despair."
Form: Rhyme


Not In the Bible, Though -

God helps those who help themselves
Hidden here a kernel of truth: "no free lunch!"
But if I seek a shelter in real or fancied homelessness
"A stitch in time saves nine," - not my bikini (thanx a bunch)
© Anil Deo  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Epigram

Premium Member Humanity

Humanity hungers Hope seems to be lost today Homelessness a problem. Heaven's door far away Heavier the heart lost Happiness floats or flees Heir of all things arms wait
Form: Pleiades

Deceptive Illumination

Downtown city lights
with breathtaking ambiance 
hides in her darkness
disparity ~homelessness
ensnared in her masquerade...



Inspired by numerous sightings of homelessness while traveling by train.
Form: Tanka

Jobless In Atlanta

Unemployment line
Single file to soup kitchen...
Fear of homelessness

Unemployment line
Cries in emergency room...
Fear, no insurance

Unemployment line
Like a faith-healer's crusade...
Hope to help, heal, house
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Little Orphan Girl

little orphan girl
wandering the streets
after being thrown out of a group home

little orphan girl
trying to figure it out
without the skills to do it

little orphan girl
dressed in a woman’s body
no help coming because of that gown.

Haiku, Senryu and Tanka

ocean sounds
I pass a conch
from my ear to hers
 
monsoon dusk
the flood carrying
my shattered dreams


long rain
the homelessness
reopens the school


holding tight
to the hand of my child--
on the iPad
my mother talks and talks
of returning roles
Form: Haiku

Homelessness


Homelessness, at the present 
time is happening all the time
All around the world
Can't make ends meet
A life defeat
A lifetime change
Or by choice
Found myself like this
Did not want to miss
The chance put down
All happenings around

Premium Member Bench in Winter

That bitter Midwest wind attacks me
I sit on the bench and I shiver
My old farmer's coat protects me
A grand blessing which I cherish

I think of that homeless guy
He slept on this bench years ago
I think that he's dead now
At least I can go home

Premium Member Piggy

Oh, the piggy loves you
The piggy loves me
The piggy is homeless, 
yessiree. 

Give the pig a cookie
Give the pig a bed
Or maybe a sarcophagus, 
in case the piggy's dead.

Punch'm in the snout
Poke'm in the eye
Take the piggy home 
and dump'm in the sty
Form: Rhyme

*****Sapien, Man

He stood erect.
I don't know
if he would have kissed his mate
     or patted his childrens' heads
when he set out from camp
     to procure food.
But they were happy
when he returned provisioned.
I bought him rice and tuna at Wal-Mart.
This is homelessness today.

Trying To Get It: Whatever That Means

The abrupt dissonance caused a mental breakdown 
Father was never in his life
The streets played the role of caretaker 
Homelessness became his ultimate attire 
Often, a square peg in a round whole 
The grinding lead to a friction like no other 
Bottom is reality, top is but a dream

Fallen Oak

The homeless sleep outside empty buildings
large enough to house them all
where pennies pinched cost more than you spent
measured against the rise and fall

to set your stall when others lose it
together propped and prepped was key
standing tall where ever you sit
a fallen oak is still a tree.
© Ant Mac  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Kurdish Language , Poem Therapy No Addict

Poem therapy . An addict

The history of Christianity until now

The history of Islam until now.

Logic

Of humanity

All says the goodness 

All says health 

So

So

Not a narcotic smugler

Not addict of men

Not ruin of families

No divorce for women

Not homelessness

Not injustice

Premium Member Different and the Same

3
I had a chance
To do things different
And the same
And I believe
I can’t do either
Because
They have
Already been done
So I just want
To go back
To homelessness
And staying at
Friend’s houses
And now I 
Am
Going
Home

(Excerpt from the ebook "Jail Poetry Vol. 1" Available !!NOW!! @ Amazon.com)
© Cs Parker  Create an image from this poem.

The Retreat: Part 3

The Retreat:  Part 3

Opening Bell

And you thought YOU had it bad
Cancer
Homelessness
Divorce
Estrangement
Family Death
Pet Death
Molestation
Rape
Depression
Sex Worker
Sex Client
Bad Taste
Bizarre Taste
You people are really ed up
Ok I am too
Let's un—-k ourselves silly
And begin.

(3/24/17)

Give Peace a Chance

The world collapses
Diseases kill
Meaningless wars
Starvation
Homelessness
Cancer is growing
We either hate our neighbors
Or just don’t know
Fire builds fire
Revenge is the cause 
You can’t wound with your hands
You kill with kindness
And heal with compaction
Hatred no solution
The world collapsing
and we don't know what to do
Form: Didactic

Premium Member In Dreadful Limbo

covid-19 deaths,
unemployment on the rise...
so is homelessness.

the pain very real
our ship of state is living...
a complete nightmare.

no relief in sight
not quite a happy new year...
lifeline held hostage.



Date written: 12/27/2020
Form: Senryu

Trial In Complaint by Corruption

Trial in Complaint by Corruption
Without notice of state of emergency regarding homelessness
Poverty law precludes me from prosecution as in definition of rights the slaves literacy is justice.



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After Karaoke

music lingers
streetlights
shine stars
man and woman
sleeping in shadows
the library’s closed
an intimate voice
on the radio
as I drive home
midnight
the spell is cast
midnight
as I drive home
on the radio
an intimate voice
the library’s closed
sleeping in shadows
man and woman
shine stars
streetlights
music lingers
Form: Verse

Is today a new year?

Is today a new year in any way?
Thirty first and first look too much the same.
The snows that the sky and cold winds still spray,
Are still making me feel cold without blame.
Hardship bought me no coat on a cold day.
Homelessness is what they falsely proclaim.
But there, in their closets coats beg to leave.
My back pleads for a reprieve from cold's siege.

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