Thursday, September 20, 2012

City Scenes XXX: Disenfranchised View



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Photo ©2012 R. Burnett Baker 
Taken by R. Baker 9-16-12 Times Square, New York.



vagrant 


from your concrete bed to daylight, 

stare down the stark sky, 

passersby offering repelled glances, 

stooping over your life, 

judgment from every angle 

far far above the level of highest yield; 

this life, your life, never to afford 

Venti, Grande or Tall, 

desiring none of it, yet all of it 

yours and yours alone. 



Poem © 2012 R. Burnett Baker


3 comments:

  1. Wow! One thing I learned from a sermon in my Episcopal church is to acknowledge (or at least try) the vagrant, the homeless, the beggar as real people, humans even if you choose not to give them a handout (if one is asked). Your poem tells the tale superbly.

    I love your new fish-eye lens! Great shot!

    Hope you, BB, & your cuz had a great time; a beautiful time to be in NYC.

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  2. Lovely words of truth, all those stepping stones in life.... and your photo rocks!

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  3. Great poem ... 'this life, your life' ~ so sad .. tragic that repelling glances and judgement are part of it.

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