I'm trying to work out in my mind <br />Why the night shelter demands <br />10 Dollars a night to rest out of the cold <br />And danger, when to beg for it is unlawful <br />How else do I obtain it? <br /> <br />Its also illegal for a poor mexican that wants to feed his family to <br />Gain entry into thr US. <br />But who picks the crops? <br />All double standards. <br /> <br />Try to be like me. <br />Being poor is unspeakable.You are not black or white, <br />Or middle or lower class. <br />You are nothing. <br /> <br />Treatment of our kind <br />Means bedding in shelters <br />Treated like filth, chased away by storekeepers <br />Moved on or locked up by the Police. <br /> <br />We have no voice, and no face <br />But I never wanted to be like this. <br />It happened on a maelstrom of divorce <br />House loss and job loss. <br />But you see us everyday <br />Except you turn away <br />And try not to meet our eyes.<br /><br />willow moon pearce<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-m-not-invisible/
