Crotchety old insane homeboy <br />with the scraggly ass beard <br />got holes in his socks, shoes, and his heart <br />and that ain't no metaphor - <br />guy is deteriorating.one piece at a time <br /> <br />Got his life in a shopping cart <br />but you know they don't even let <br />him into shops/ <br />even if <br />he's got some cash from <br />telling people god bless as they had him <br />change <br />If they got any because man - this debit card plastic economy <br />hurt our street economy pretty bad <br /> <br />Funny thing about this guy is 'he's got no faith left' <br />so each time he tells you <br />god bless <br />he's left wondering <br />exactly what <br />he means <br />he's gotten a bad wrap <br />and you tell him get a job? <br />you ever stand on concrete for hours getting a <br />quarter <br />3 dimes <br />a dollar bill <br />and rude sneers all day? <br />job? man finding a place to go to the bathroom <br />with out some cop wanting to book you that's a job <br />you never probably thought about <br /> <br />Best of all the man is a veteran <br />came back all shell shocked with no support <br />so all your little <br />car magnets saying you support this guy who don't even own a <br />car show you for the hypocrite you are! <br />I was in the army too desert storm man <br />so what now? look the other way fool. <br /> <br />Each time I see him he looks that much worse so <br />He's one of the few guys I got no problem with sharing a bottle <br />even if he never <br />has anything to <br />kick down in return <br /> <br />man I hope that's not my future.<br /><br />Smack Thompson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/support-our-troops-2/
