Every now and then, we see invisible faces of derelics sleeping in the public places like parks or just outside the parks .... rarely do we venture to have conversations with them ...... This is a poem conversation written in a lyrical style by a charact


Passing Through

Passing Through
Poem of the Homeless Man
Half Asleep on the Park Bench

© 2008 Thomas R. Farrell

You don't need to know my name
My past, and all my woos,
The problems that I carry
No matter where I go ......

Seems I'm always up to leaving
Those places where I've been
Mostly cause there seemed to be
People who don't take to how I act
When all that comes with drinking
and all that comes with acting out
End up hurting those I love ......

You don't need to know my story
The ones no longer there ....
The ones still angry that I left
Or that I'd ever met them first
To leave "em when I did .....

You don't need to know
That much about my past .....
Just let me sleep a while longer
On benches soft as these
I'd like to sleep an hour longer
Til it's time for me to go!

You don't need to know my name
My past, and all my woos,
The problems that I carry
No matter where I go ......




Poetry by Tom Farrell
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Written on 2009-06-19 at 00:14

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Morgan Cellohead
creative, thought-provoking, and sad but enjoyable.
2009-06-20



The painful life of the homeless, is painted here, from their perspective, with great compassion Tom. Love the title, as we all are, Just passing through...my late hubby used to stop and talk to them, always had time. He was one of those sort of men, with a heart of compassion that was limitless.

Smiling at you

Tai
2009-06-19


Malin Johansson
this is a very moving poem about
people with no home!!
thats why I always try to smile at people passing through or people Im passing through, I have even given a homeless man some money and a smoke when he asked for it!!! I bet that I made that homeless man very happy! and Im glad ...
a GREAT thoughtfull poem here!
//Malin
2009-06-19



It may be true as the poem states, that we don't need to know, but it doesn't mean that we should be so callously inhuman and not show any concern at all. sometimes a smile will do.....for none of us can solve each other's problems or the problems of the world.....we can only try to solve our own....
2009-06-19