The Story Never Heard

So often passed by

as if they weren't there

by people too busy

that haven't a care

People with thoughts

homelessness is a choice

and that the bum on the corner

should not have a voice

After all they're just druggies

at least that's what they think

and they smell to high heaven

no, it's the heartless who stink

You see there's no way of tellin'

why someone is homeless

but more often than not

their situation is hopeless

when no-one is willing

to give a hand up

and pretend they're not people

these folks need to backup

take the time for to listen

to a story or two

see the world for a moment

as those homeless folks do

the moms with their children

a whole lot of vets

how the hell in this country

do they fall through the nets

Why don't they care

why can't they see

why won't they hear

the homeless and their plea

Are they afraid they'll get dirty

afraid it'll rub off

how I wish that this ignorance

would be soon to die-off

But the voice of the homeless

so seldom it's heard

there's a few who will listen

and their vision's not blurred

They see the homeless as people

just like you and me

with all the same needs

right down to a tee

They stop and they listen

they take time to provide

they know it's their mission

and they don't run and hide

These are the heroes

as they go out of their way

giving all from the heart

as they go about their day