The poetry within me 

Graphic by Bruna Costa

The part of me that I hide
I write alone
I hide within my poetry
looking for a way to stand out
from the homeless within our
capital city Washington, D.C.
Most of the time I just wish
to relax out of the cold on the streets
I feel the old years of homelessness
to the next stage for the new years to come
I hold onto all
that I see in the streets
But the promise of a new year
will soon be with me
I only wish to experience and teach
about life off the streets
This is the preparation story about
relaxing things I do with taking
the long walks daily
I only wish to help end
homelessness on the streets
of our nation’s capital
I will mentor all that
I wish to be

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