Homeless And With Wprds Poem by louis rams

NOT EVERYBODY HAS GONE TO COLLEGE OR ARE INTELLECTS
YET WORDS THEY'VE LEARNED THEY TEND TO FORGET
SO I WRITE PLAIN SIMPLE POETRY
JUST SO THRU MY EYES LIFE THEY CAN SEE
WE ALL SEE LIFE IN A DIFFERENT WAY
WHAT IS RIGHT! WHO IS TO SAY!

I HAVE MET HOMELESS PROFFESIONALS OF EVERY KIND
WHO SAY THEY'RE HOMELESS, BECAUSE LIFE IS BLIND
IT DOES'NT MATTER YOUR PROFFESION, AGE, OR GENDER
TO ALCOHOL AND DRUGS YOU DID SURRENDER.
WE VERY RARELY GET LIFE ON A SILVER PLATTER
WE WORK HARD FOR THINGS THAT MATTER/
RESPONSIBILITIES DON'T GO AWAY , BECAUSE
YOU GET HIGH AND WANT TO PLAY.
THERE ARE SO MANY WORDS THAT I CAN USE
THE SIMPLE ONES ARE THE ONES I CHOOSE.
YET WORDS USED THE PROPER WAY
CAN TURN YOUR LIFE AROUND DSY TO DAY.

IT IS CALLED SPEECH, SOMETHING THAT A LITTLE
EDUCATION CAN TEACH.
LISTEN TO WORDS AND HOW THEY'RE USED
TRY THEM IF YOU CHOOSE.

THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON I EVER MET
WAS A SIXTH GRADE DROPOUT WHO SELF TAUGHT
HIMSELF BY WATCHING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
ON TELEVISION AND HOLD CONVERSATIONS WITH ME
ABOUT MONEY, POLITICS AND HISTORY.
HE WAS STILL RUNNING HIS FATHERS GROCERY STORE
ND HELPING THE HOMEKESS ON THE STREETS
GIVING THEM FOOD AND CLOTHING AND WARM SOCKS FOR THEIR FEET.
YET THE BIGGEST GIFT HE HAS GIVEN THE HOMELESS
IS THE WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT/
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