Homeless?

Oh Hi there

Can I  talk to you

It will only take a minute or two

Do you have the time

To open up your mind

These things that I will share

You may find that you don’t care

I may get a little loud

But please don’t shut me out

For if you walk away

I won’t beg you much to stay

If you leave me be

I’ll tell my story to the tree

My dreams will become nightmares

Friendly smiles will turn to stares

My mind will turn to goo

Oh please let me talk to you

Oh no please don’t walk away

I am lonely here, please stay

There’s so much on my mind

Please say you have the time

I was a man in my last life

Please don’t smirk. It isn’t nice

My mother was a tree

Oh please don’t laugh at me

One time I flew into the sun

I never really told no one

So please don’t tell a soul

They’ll throw me back into the hole

I once had an orgy with the sky

And since then I’ve been unable to fly

If you don’t stop laughing

I’ll walk away

What was that

What did you say

You think I’m nuts

I’ll have to say

You’ve got some guts

I’m sick of all you crazy lads

Telling me you think I’m mad

I am the only one who is even close to sane

And all of you are all my pain

I’m tired of all your ugly lies

Constantly you make me cry

The man I was talking to was in my mind

And it seemed to me he had no time

So I sent him far away

I brushed my fingers through my hair

 And stripped my clothes till I was bare

And laid down upon the bench

I pulled my clothes to cover me

Closed my eyes and tried to sleep

I slept restlessly for an hour or two

Then the sun came up and my sleep was through

I scurried up

Got on my clothes

Leaned over to a nearby bush

And picked a bright red rose

(which was actually a weed)

I ran to the corner diner

Lifted the lid and climbed inside

The people there were sometimes friendly

It was a good place for me to hide

I ordered my breakfast quickly

And sat down at a booth nearby

My waitress brought my food

 And a rat scurried by

I ate and paid my fare

I left the place without a care

I had to work today

Today was not a day for play

I had to take a shower first

So I went to the  town bath hall

A neighboring restaurant hose

A bath is a pleasure that everyone knows

I took a bath

Inside my clothes

A man came out and said

Stop using my hose

I couldn’t believe the audacity

Of this man coming in and looking at me

People had no respect anymore

Manners to them were just a chore

I walked away

My bathing cut short

I had to run

I had to get to work

I grabbed my bag

And rushed to be on time

Oh I hoped this day

Would turn out to be fine

I rushed to my first stop

And picked up the lid

A loud blast

A gun

I  think I’m hit

My blood rushed out

My heart went numb

Well, hell this ain’t no fun

I went down with a bang

I fell with a thud

My beautiful dress was splattered with blood

Large footsteps walked up next to me

And said

Finally now my trash is free

Of these homeless little refugees

A look of horror crossed my face

And slowly I drifted from this place

My little life formed into a frown

And from the afterlife looking down

My thoughts by silence soon were drowned

And in my mind I could only hear

Those footsteps that had come so near

Now I’m free of the homeless

I was so confused

I didn’t understand

I wasn’t stupid

So I’ll be damned

Why I got shot by that big old man

For taking trash out of his garbage can

And why did he call me homeless

I had a home

I was not strange

And in no slight way was I derainged

So why then was my status changed

By a bullet from living to dead

He shot me in the head

But why?

I wasn’t homeless

Was I?