Strangers Sleeping on The Streets
written by: Jake Cosmos Aller
@Jakecaller
In these sad days of the pandemic
We see the homeless people
Men, women, and children
The strangers sleeping on the streets
In the richest country
In the planet
Millions were driven homeless
The strangers sleeping on the streets
As rents go up and up
Jobs disappearing
Coronavirus spreading
The strangers sleeping in the streets
Social safety nets unraveling
Forcing more people
Into dire poverty
There but for the grace of God
We do not say to the Strangers
sleeping in the streets
As we walk by
The nameless men, women, children
The strangers sleeping in the streets
We seldom wonder
How they got there
And whether we can help them
The strangers sleeping on the streets
All too often
We walk on by
Consumed by own problems
Having little empathy
For the strangers
sleeping on the street
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