Invisible
I'm invisible as they walk on by,
Lowering their heads to shield their eyes
Can't they see me begging right in front of their eyes?
Some wave their hands,
as if to say good-bye
I'm the plague in their eyes
Unwelcome, some may agree
"I'm hungry."
Can't you spare some change?"
A shake of the head
and a wave is all I receive.
Drifting on
I continue to sing the same old song
Some look as they pass by
Still no money,
But I'll give it one more try
I beg again as people hurry along
Of course, still singing that same old song
With a lowered head
so no one could see me starting to cry.
Many have passed and looked the other way
hopelessness lay inside my heart
As I walked down the street
Begging for change with the grimmest of smiles
I wiped my eyes telling myself …..
I'll give it one more try
J. Michel Fleury
Lowering their heads to shield their eyes
Can't they see me begging right in front of their eyes?
Some wave their hands,
as if to say good-bye
I'm the plague in their eyes
Unwelcome, some may agree
"I'm hungry."
Can't you spare some change?"
A shake of the head
and a wave is all I receive.
Drifting on
I continue to sing the same old song
Some look as they pass by
Still no money,
But I'll give it one more try
I beg again as people hurry along
Of course, still singing that same old song
With a lowered head
so no one could see me starting to cry.
Many have passed and looked the other way
hopelessness lay inside my heart
As I walked down the street
Begging for change with the grimmest of smiles
I wiped my eyes telling myself …..
I'll give it one more try
J. Michel Fleury
Published by J.Míchel Fleury
J.Míchel Fleury grew up in Louisiana and she currently resides in Texas where she is a student. She has been recently published in the Anthology "Voices along the River" and Barefoot Review. View profile
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3 Comments
Post a CommentAbsolutely beautiful, I hope you don't mind but I shared it on facebook. I am always trying to get my community to open their eyes to what they don't want to see, the homeless. I hope they read your poem and attempt to get it. Thanks again.
Thank you once again @Avi Zell. I am glad that you read it and liked it. I greatly appreciate it. Truly, I am honored.
great work, very powerful ... tweeted it for ya!