Homeless man I watched you <br />line a deserted doorway, <br />your Maytag boxes cardboard monuments <br />in Fed Ex labels <br />and signs pointing 'This Side Up', <br /> <br />stark reminders of what is, <br />and what could be, <br />but for the grace of God. <br /> <br />I wondered if I wished hard enough, <br />a Fed Ex truck might spirit you away <br />on a magic carpet ride <br />to where you wouldn't be invisible <br />for those who take the time <br />to look and really see <br /> <br />to where someone would offer <br />you a job with no Catch 22, <br />first telling you to shower <br />and have clean clothes, <br />and you with no money for either <br />without a job. <br /> <br />I wished. I prayed. <br />But for the grace of God go I.<br /><br />C.J. Heck<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/homeless-man/
