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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
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.
ReplyDeleteI love your new fish-eye lens! Great shot!
Hope you, BB, & your cuz had a great time; a beautiful time to be in NYC.
Lovely words of truth, all those stepping stones in life.... and your photo rocks!
ReplyDeleteGreat poem ... 'this life, your life' ~ so sad .. tragic that repelling glances and judgement are part of it.
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