Poor Man Poem by Whitney Nicole Albright*

Poor Man

Rating: 5.0


Dear God, I can barely look at him through this window of my car.
So God, how can you stand to watch from this window in your heart?
The rain drops are trickling just as quick as my tears.
Sweet Lord, you seem to know that I am crying in here.
I prop my elbow on my steering wheel,
And if I had room on this floor board I'd kneel.
I see this man, all tattered and torn.
His feet are bare, his body is worn.
A homeless man walks on this side of the street.
Looking at my side from his, it's so discrete.
I'm stopped in traffic for a couple of hours,
And I'm praying for this man inbetween these showers.
So pitiful, so hungry is this man.
He walks around with a trash can.
You can see the shame on his face.
He does not belong in this place.
Does any kind of mercy exist?
Has his life ever known bliss?
Has he ever felt a kiss?
How did his life turn out like this?
He needs to eat. He nees to bathe.
He needs to sleep. He needs to shave.
He feels hurt he feels resented.
But I feel his sadness, yet I feel demented.
I look up to heaven and continuted to pray.
I had a question and couldn't go about my way.
God, why don't YOU do something about this view?
He said, I did something about it a long time ago, I made you!

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kimber Harrison 18 December 2008

It sends out a clear message that should deff. be followed! I really enjoyed it!

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Robert Quilter 08 October 2008

I think the poem tells us more about the poet than the subject of the piece.It's a stark, cold image and i was all ready to have a massive problem with this poem-until the ending.My problem would have been the stereotypical image of a homeless man-shame, needs to shave etc, however the last line was interesting.i wasn't expecting it, and it totally spun me 180 degrees around.nice work. Re; Your bio.Whitney it's ok to throw a few long words in and there, i feel a little educated after i look them up.

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Whitney Nicole Albright* 04 October 2008

I wrote this because I was so tired of people blaming God for the things and people that they see. People need to realize God's done what he needed to do. He's made us to carry out his jobs. He's made us to be his servants and work for him!

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