Being Homeless

Being Homeless

Being homeless means wearing clothes you did not pick out.

Being homeless means eating what they give you.

Being homeless means having to hear a sermon before you can eat.

Being homeless means being asked for you ID by the police for being in the park.

Being homeless means hiding everything you own so no one will throw them away.

Being homeless means spending most of your day with addicts and the mentally ill, even if you yourself are not.

Being homeless means people are surprised you have an opinion on the presidential election.

Being homeless means walking several miles to eat.

Being homeless means eating meals in a soup kitchen no person would ever order in a restaurant.

Being homeless means rich church folks giving you second hand underwear.

Being homeless means standing in line for everything.

Being homeless means having to pee but local merchants won't let you use their bathroom.

Being homeless means crying when it rains, because everything you own is ruined.

Being homeless means having to choose between standing in line for hours to get food, clothing, or medical attention or going to work today.

Being homeless means paying $5 to cash that $47 check.

Being homeless means wondering how you are supposed to get a job when you cannot take a shower.

Being homeless means being afraid to tell anyone where you sleep.

Being homeless means talking to your children on a borrowed phone.

Being homeless means being afraid to hope anymore.

                                                     ~anonymous