Advice From The Homeless Sage
© Surazeus
2018 07 25
Is this your first time homeless on the street?
I can see it in anguish of your face
that you lost everything you hold as dear,
and now you have no private place to sleep
and nowhere to prepare good food to eat,
so sit with me and I will give you advice.
The people who still live in safe warm homes,
and earn good money from work they perform,
are blinded by the business of their hopes
so they cannot see the true face you wear
because, but for one paycheck in the bank,
they will fall and land with us on the street.
Though they look right at us they cannot see
immortal spirit behind the blank face,
nor can they feel the suffering of our pain,
so they will pass us by unless they see
the weak helpless victim they want to see,
so wear that face and they will give you cash.
Exaggerate the suffering you suffer,
and amplify the loss that cuts your heart
so they will stop one moment on their errands
to give you just enough to buy some food
so they can feel good as they walk away
and praise themselves for their kind selfless deed.
We all will die in the straight course of time,
so while some claim rights to control the land
and organize workers who produce food,
deciding who will eat and who will starve,
the rules of our community insist
we must care for the poor with charity.
Some people are too weak to work all day,
so should we let them all wither away
to preserve food for only those who work,
or should we care for those who fall exhausted,
and raise them up so they can work again
and provide for the families they love?
Some people who sit in church and declare
abortion of unborn children is murder
care nothing for people after their birth,
cutting funds for education and health care,
for they only want a nation of wage slaves
obedient to the wealthy business owners.
To win their sympathy, so they give money,
pretend you are much weaker than you are,
pretend you are pregnant when you are not,
and pretend you are crippled or insane,
for they will give, but then return to church
and pray for salvation as they feast well.
© Surazeus
2018 07 25
Is this your first time homeless on the street?
I can see it in anguish of your face
that you lost everything you hold as dear,
and now you have no private place to sleep
and nowhere to prepare good food to eat,
so sit with me and I will give you advice.
The people who still live in safe warm homes,
and earn good money from work they perform,
are blinded by the business of their hopes
so they cannot see the true face you wear
because, but for one paycheck in the bank,
they will fall and land with us on the street.
Though they look right at us they cannot see
immortal spirit behind the blank face,
nor can they feel the suffering of our pain,
so they will pass us by unless they see
the weak helpless victim they want to see,
so wear that face and they will give you cash.
Exaggerate the suffering you suffer,
and amplify the loss that cuts your heart
so they will stop one moment on their errands
to give you just enough to buy some food
so they can feel good as they walk away
and praise themselves for their kind selfless deed.
We all will die in the straight course of time,
so while some claim rights to control the land
and organize workers who produce food,
deciding who will eat and who will starve,
the rules of our community insist
we must care for the poor with charity.
Some people are too weak to work all day,
so should we let them all wither away
to preserve food for only those who work,
or should we care for those who fall exhausted,
and raise them up so they can work again
and provide for the families they love?
Some people who sit in church and declare
abortion of unborn children is murder
care nothing for people after their birth,
cutting funds for education and health care,
for they only want a nation of wage slaves
obedient to the wealthy business owners.
To win their sympathy, so they give money,
pretend you are much weaker than you are,
pretend you are pregnant when you are not,
and pretend you are crippled or insane,
for they will give, but then return to church
and pray for salvation as they feast well.
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