you must carry all you own with you at all times
you may be arrested for poverty,or trespassing,
assaulted just for being/have your goods stolen or destroyed
and be vulnerable at all times to all kinds of emotional weather patterns
Other countries have dole and pensions and hostels
here you have only the Green Belt and the animosity of homeowners
who may also be foreclosed upon at any time
yet who do not recognize in you their kith nor kin
Other dispossessed may see in you their victim
You can be fined just for sleeping
never mind asking for small change at an intersection
You may sleep under bridges-but the Council hoses them down
You may camp in the bush-the Park Police hunt you down
Everywhere is temporary-hundreds die each year
for want of safe spaces to crawl in to ,curl up and dream
that being homeless is no romance,nor a literary scene
Broken homes are held together (like marriages)
by recognition of this unmet need.Home is where your heart is-
what if your heart is broken?
No comments:
Post a Comment