A Homeless Woman…

She had dried blood on her head,

thinking and settling back in her bed,

staring at the corrugated ceiling,

dirty and not too appealing,

it was her fate,

as she thought about being homeless

was probably like a clean slate,

disturbing circumstances was her theory,

suddenly feeling very weary,

thinking about her next meal,

her next bath,

how would she feel,

if she fell into another raw deal,

and that freed the part of her mind

that was keeping her awake,

her eyes closed,

her thoughts would shake,

her stomach would ache,

her heart would break,

her mind would weep,

as she fell asleep.

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Comments (14)
  • Anuradha Ramkumar on Aug 15, 2010

    Good choice of words.

  • Jimmy Shilaho on Aug 16, 2010

    I find your poems almost complete short stories in themselves. Keep it up.

  • carissimi on Aug 16, 2010

    intense

  • diyakapoor on Aug 16, 2010

    nice poem

  • yes me on Aug 16, 2010

    A fine write here Frank cheers

  • Christine Ramsay on Aug 16, 2010

    So sad but this is happening all the time. I wish we could do more to help. A well expressed piece.

    Christine

  • flowerrose on Aug 16, 2010

    That’s a sad story.
    Flowerrose

  • Anj M on Aug 16, 2010

    Nice

  • Ethics0006 on Aug 16, 2010

    Good one

  • PARAM on Aug 16, 2010

    Great poem.

  • LoveDoctor on Aug 17, 2010

    Excellent and catchy title.

    You let the reader visualize every little detail. This reminds me of Washington Avenue in South Beach where all the homeless people hang out at night.

  • 1hopefulman on Aug 19, 2010

    Amazing title for a poem about a homeless person.

  • Sourav on Aug 23, 2010

    A very good write. Sad truth of our world.

  • Top-Kat on Jun 8, 2011

    Very sad my friend

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