the supermarket
homeless beg for a restroom
there but for fortune
Tag: homeless
2116
the red light snares me
he shuffles to my window
panhandler roulette
1912
by the pet clinic
homeless veteran and kids
patients barking loud
1732
homeless woman lies
on the sidewalk— passersby
aim their phones at her
1519
at a crosswalk light
lugging their backpacks
scaling the glacier
⛺️
1507
under the causeway
they sleep wrapped in tarps
even this we grudge
1146
my pets are indoors
outside in the night
shadows of strays
945
cold rain, cold night
where do birds sleep
where do homeless go
931
he taps his way
to the crosswalk
drags a battered cart
816
shelterless people
speak on the radio–
when will my luck end?
695
at an exit ramp
woman and toddler
bright crayon on cardboard
460
new house on the road
hammers and saws all day long
squirrels can’t afford here
六十六
317.3
the rent has risen
jenny wren and her children
vacate the bird house
291
disheveled, sleeping
on a curb, grips the bottle
of sweetened cold tea
Down and Out in Gotham
How can anyone be homeless?
You’re a citizen of this country
You’re a resident of this state
Dweller of this city, a neighbour
Now competing with strays
To sit on a bit of sidewalk
And watch the busy on parade.
Home for the Homeless
San Francisco’s best
To be an unclaimed corpse.
Every six months or so
A chartered excursion boat
Sails off with orphans of ash
Waifs of bone, blind and dumb,
To where gulls and buoys peal
Welcome welcome welcome!
cat nap revue by bruce jewett 