What I've Seen

You pass me on the sidewalk

You sit next to me on the train.

You’re pretending you don’t care

But I can see your shame.

You don’t care if I am sleeping

You sit away from me when I am drunk.

If you just took a second

I would tell you what I came from.

I came from a broken system

I fell through the cracks.

Some people tried to help me

But soon stop in their tracks.

You say I am homeless

I say I’m living off the land.

Maybe if we all crashed at the bottom

You would see what I see.

I see a beautiful world

Being choked by power and greed.

I see animals dying

And it’s getting harder to breathe.

I see people getting distracted

About the “News” on the T.V.

I see all the heart is gone

And no one is helping their fellow man.

I see all the pain and suffering

But never a helping hand.

I see voice’s going unheard

While people blame the victims.

I see leaders taking bribes

And commending other tyrants.

I see our children suffering

At the hand of the ill-informed.

But I do see good too.

I see the light of hope

In the people that do help.

I see hope

In the children fighting to be heard.

I have hope for this world,

Even if it is so far in the distance.

If you see me on the corner,

Just ask me for my story.

You’ll be surprised of where I came from

But can you help me to where I’m going?