A HOME FOR THE HOMELESS

 

You may have not known them personally,

Or even seen them on the streets at all…

To you, they were just strangers,

Leaning or sitting up against a wall.

 

They may not have held a cup in their hand,

Or had on dirty clothes….

Even though they were homeless,

They were too proud to let it show.

 

Yes, they were homeless,

They had lost all that they had owned…

But, most importantly of all

They no longer had their homes.

 

They did not cry or weep,

Or feel any type of fear…
Because they knew that God knew,

That they were dying here.

 

Now that their days are numbered,

They are slowly losing ground,

They won’t have to worry or wonder,

Where they will be next time around.

 

For God is calling them home,

And they are more than glad to go…

Because while living here on earth,

God has always let them know…

 

That in his house there are many Mansions,

They know he has one for them..

Even though they were homeless,

Now they will be living there with HIM.

 

You may have not known them personally,

Or even seen them on the streets at all…

To you they were only strangers,

Leaning or sitting up against a wall.

 

Written by: Patricia Chandler, 2009

 

Printed with permission of Patricia Chandler, December 21, 2009. Patricia was homeless and with the help of numerous people and agencies is working and in a home of her own. She is a Coalition for Homeless Intervention and Prevention (CHIP) council member and an advocate for the homeless. Patricia read her poem at the National Memorial Service for the Homeless at Christ Church Cathedral in Indianapolis, December 21, 2009.