Day after day
I drive by
The homeless
And chant,
“I love you.
I'm sorry.
Please forgive me.
Thank you.”
Asking the Divine
To remove
The energy
In me
That manifests
As this life
Of desolation
They have
In front of
My eyes
Like a mirror
To my soul,
Showing only
What's reflected
There.
Today I drove
Past a man
I'd never seen
And felt something
Odd…
I loved him.
I wasn't repulsed
By him.
He had a cane
He walked
As if injured
In a battle,
A battle
In, of, for
Life,
I'm sure…
He was not on the
Same part of the
Road as I was…
I drove on,
Said the Mantra.
The day
And my life
Went on.
I went to
Class
Took my test
And went on.
Then after
Years of waiting
Got to see
One of my heroes.
I laughed.
I cried.
I was filled
With a sense
Of awe
And hope,
Like I had
Become a part
Of something special,
And went on
To the next place.
I drove past
Another homeless
Person.
I saw on their sign
“God Bless”
And then saw
Myself standing
Beside them
With a sign,
“God won't
bless him,
only you can
with the change
you don't even
care about
in your console.”
I smiled to
Myself
Thinking about
The cars
Beside me
Reading
My sign…
Being touched,
And doing something
Different,
Than they do
Everyday.
I went on by
Him too.
Stopped at
My favorite
Coffee shop,
Did some homework,
Surfed the net,
Serendipitously
Met some
New friends,
Felt complete,
And
Headed home
In the middle
Of rush hour.
I scooted on,
My scooter,
Helmet on,
Tunes playing,
I be bopped,
Bouncing on
My tush,
Singing songs,
Rockin' out,
Making people's
Day,
Not with a gun,
But with
My own exuberant
Joy…
Then,
There he was again,
The man from
This morning.
I fished in my pocket,
Four bucks.
I have no job,
But my family
Always is generous
With me,
That I will never
Again go hungry
Or homeless…
I waved the money…
He hobbled over,
& not only took
the money,
but gave me
a toothy hug…
the light turned green.
And I went on…
And realized
I am God,
We are God,
Answering their prayers,
One kindness,
At a time.
The mantra worked.
The energy was removed,
And I can never
See them
The same way
Again…
And just
Go on…
