Homeless

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People who see me                                                                                                                                                               Think I must be cold,                                                                                                                                                            They do not know                                                                                                                                                             The numbness which protects me.

People who see me                                                                                                                                                         Think I must feel shame,                                                                                                                                                   They do not realize                                                                                                                                                      That I am past caring.                                                                

People who see me                                                                                                                                                               Look away in guilt,                                                                                                                                                               They think I should not be                                                                                                                                              What I am.

People who see me                                                                                                                                                              Do not see                                                                                                                                                                               That I live in a different world.

                                                                   -Anna Stirling Pope, June 2004                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

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