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If Only

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I sit here on this curb

I see the homeless

With their signs.

"Will work for food"

So smug.  I could do that.

If only...

I had some cardboard.

 

I sit here on this curb

I see the homeless

Sleeping in their cars.

I know I could build a home

If only...

I had a box.

 

So I sit here on this curb,

Watching...

Homeless

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Marla Joy

Thu 27th Feb 2025 21:03

Thanks for the likes.

Homelessness use to be only in the big cities. Now it is commonplace even in town where I live.

Sometimes I feel like I am on the curb, just watching. Other times I say I could do something about it... if only...

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