For some of us
Changes in the weather
Have more significant impact
On our lives than others
If we work outdoors
If we are fishermen
If we sleep under a bridge
We take serious note of a coming storm
We may have to change
The gear we wear
To work through the heavy rain
After work many of us can dry out
To get to work indoors
Umbrellas go up
Raincoats go on
To make the dash to the office
For others the rain is heavier than that
Garbage bags serve as ponchos
Plastic bags cover shopping carts
Holding all they have
When the wind comes up
Pushing the heavy rain
The homesless are
Pushed around
From the flooding under the bridge
They seek shelter under sidewalk awnings
No shops want them in
Restrooms are for "CUSTOMERS ONLY"
They have to keep moving
Trying to get warm
Waiting for the library to open
I ask why is there no other shelter
Why is there not a public place
Where they can clean up
Dry out and get warm
After a cold damp night out
I see more homeless about
During a heavy rain
The only job they have to go to
Is foraging like birds
And I am guilty
Of not even throwing crumbs
At them
Where I know they gather
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