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Now. This. Early. Morn. At. 0458. While. Im. Sitting. Up. Writing. My. First. POEM-- Of. The. Day. And. ---AWAKE
im. Thinking of. Those. Who. Awake. On. A. Cold.--park--. Bench. Or. Are---Sleeping. On. The. Street. Cold. Alone. With. No. Home. No. Place-. Of. There. Own. As. There-. Life. And. Living. Dreary. ---FATE
When. Folks. Are. Lying. In. The. Street. Right. Next. To. An interstate------HIGHWAY
its. So. Sad. How. Hundreds. And--. Thousands. -of--Folks. So-------. Rushedly.---- So.--- Busily. ---So. ---Rapidly.---- Hurriedly. ---Pass.-- Them.-- By. -/Every. Minute--- every.--- Hour---. After---. Hour---. Through. ---The. ---Night. ---And. --DAY
Now. This. Early---. Morning. That--. Im. Already-----AWAKE
im. Counting. My. Life. Blessings. And. I. Know. That. Compared. To.--so.-- Many. Are. So. Grand.--- So. GREAT
I. Am. Thinking. Of. The. Fight. Of. A. Homeless. Person. Lying. In. The. Gutter. Cold. And. All. Alone-No-Place To. Call. There. --HOME
It. -Chills. -Me.--now--. This. -Early. -Morn -as. -Im. -Awake. -And. -Have -Plans. -For.- This. -New. -Day.- In. -My.- Mind.- Im.- Starting. -To.- Make. ------There Will. -Be. -A.- Homeless. -Person-. Awakening. -On -the. -Street.- This. -Early- morn. -With. -Only. -Plans.- To.- Find. -A.- Place. -To.- Go.- To.- The.- Bathroom. Wondering.- For. -Breakfast-. What. -If. -Anything. -They.- Will. -Come-. To. -Find.- To. -Eat---as -they.- Face. -There.- Day.- Homeless. --hungry.- Shelterless. -And--all---ALONE
The. Homeless do. Not. Even. Have any basic comforts. Of. --HOME
they have. No. Family. No. Friends. That. Are. Around. For. Them. With any. Care. Or. Love. Felt. Or--KNOWN
When. I--was--A--UNITED--STATES-- MARINE.-- Attending--. The--SNCO--leadership. --Academy. --In -- QUANTICO--. VIRGINIA--I--Remember.- One.--of--The. -Lectures. -About-. A --HOMELESS---MAN
this. Homeless. Man. Lived. All. Alone. By. Himself. Out. On. The. Street --but. Always. Was. Away. On. His. Own. Away. From. Others. Was. Very. Private. Was. Very. Very. Discreet-- being. Homeless. And. Alone--Was. His. Choice. And. His. Mission-- And--PLAN
This. Homeless. Man. In virginia. He. Stopped. By. A farm. House--With. A. Big. Open. Field. And. Asked. The. Folks. If. He Could. Make. A. Hooch--a. Make. Shift. Shelter--. In. The. Field. Of. There. Farm. Land. And. . Be. All- Alone. If. They. Wouldnt. --MIND
the. Old. Farmer. Said. He. Didnt. Care. He. Didnt. Even. --MIND--and--said--he--could--make--a--shelter--with--whatever--was--laying--around--that--he--could--come--to--FIND
So. What. Happened. To. This. Homeless. Man--who. Was. Not. Just. An. Ordinary. Man. On. The. ---STREET---------------------This. Is. What. Happened. What.-he-- Came. To--MEET
unknown. To. The. Homeless. Man--the. Field. Was. Growing. And. Harvesting. Massive. Amounts-- Of-- . Illegal. -Plants.- For. --SALE
There. -Was. -A. -Major.- Drug.- Bust -and--DEA--agents--And--special. Task. Force-. Drug.- Enforcement.- Police.- Raided. -This.- Farm.- House. -And.- Field. Arrested.--confiscated.- And.- Shut. -This. -Operation.- Down--when. -THEY-. Saw.- This.- HOMELESS--OLD--MAN---In.- His.- Hooch. -his--Make.- Shift. Squared.-- Away. --Shelter. --And.-- Make--. Shift.-- Home--they--. Assumed--. That--.HE-----Was.-- The--. DRUG-- DEALER---and-- Tending. --To. --The. --Illegal.--- Drug. ---Crops---with.--- No. ---Questions.--- Asked. --They----. Litterally.---- Almost. ---BEAT----. This.---- Defenseless.---- Homeless.----MAN----To. ----Death.---- Beat. ----Him. ----Senseless. ----Brutally.---- Viciously. ----Then. Threw.---- Him. ----In. --JAIL
Little. Did. They. Know. The--STORY. Of. This. Weak. Old. Man. This. Homeless. Man. All. Alone--that--he--was--SOMEBODY--that--. In. This. Huge. Open. Field. With. A. Make. Shift. Home. His. Shelter. His. SQUARED--AWAY--HOOCH--his. Temporary--HOME
for-----This. Homeless. Man. He. Was. Not. A.------BUM-------he-----was------not.---- ALONE---. WITH---NO--FRIENDS--OR--CONNECTIONS--. Of---- His ---OWN
He. Was.-- ALLOWED--To. Make. One. Phone. Call from. His. Jail. Cell--he--called--the--WHITE--HOUSE--the--CAPITAL--of--the--UNITED--STATES--OF--AMERICA---for--this--weak-. And. -Old. -Frail-. Homeless--. Man. --All. --Alone--. Was. --Not--. Just. --A. --BUM--A. --Nobody. --All.-- Alone--. In. --An. --Abandoned.-- Field. --ALONE
FOR---THIS--HOMELESS--MAN--HE--WAS--A-UNITED--STATES--MARINE--MEDAL--OF--HONOR--RECIPIENT---when. He--CALLED---. The--PRESIDENT--of--THE--UNITED--STATES--OF--AMERICA--his. Status. And. His. Stature. His. --------IMPORTANCE------was. ---Very. ---Well. ----respected----protected--REPRESENTED--------And------KNOWN
The. ----Mission----. Of. ---This----Leadership.---- LESSON
is. --To.-- Give. --And --show--. Great.-- RESPECT-- For-- Each. --And. --EVERYONE
For. We do. Not. Know. Every. Reason. Of. Every. Homeless-. Person--. Every --STORY
as. In. This. Story-. No. One knew. Or-suspected. or---expected--. This. Weak--. Frail. --Lonely--. All alone--. Homeless. Man--. This. BUM---Of. What---he---Accomplished.-- In. --His ---LIFE---. His. ---Great.-- Prestige--. Honor.-- And. --Presidential.----- NATIONAL----SACRIFICE----and-----GLORY
This. ----Homeless. ----Man. ----Once. ----WAS-- GREAT---- He.-- had----. A. ---MEDAL---. OF--- HONOR---. PINNED---UPON---His. --CHEST
a--UNITED--STATES-MARINE--A--MEDAL--OF--HONOR--RECIPIANT--HE--WAS--AN--AMERICAN---HERO-----the----very-very-----BEST
By. John. D. JUNGERS
09--MAY--2016
im. Thinking of. Those. Who. Awake. On. A. Cold.--park--. Bench. Or. Are---Sleeping. On. The. Street. Cold. Alone. With. No. Home. No. Place-. Of. There. Own. As. There-. Life. And. Living. Dreary. ---FATE
When. Folks. Are. Lying. In. The. Street. Right. Next. To. An interstate------HIGHWAY
its. So. Sad. How. Hundreds. And--. Thousands. -of--Folks. So-------. Rushedly.---- So.--- Busily. ---So. ---Rapidly.---- Hurriedly. ---Pass.-- Them.-- By. -/Every. Minute--- every.--- Hour---. After---. Hour---. Through. ---The. ---Night. ---And. --DAY
Now. This. Early---. Morning. That--. Im. Already-----AWAKE
im. Counting. My. Life. Blessings. And. I. Know. That. Compared. To.--so.-- Many. Are. So. Grand.--- So. GREAT
I. Am. Thinking. Of. The. Fight. Of. A. Homeless. Person. Lying. In. The. Gutter. Cold. And. All. Alone-No-Place To. Call. There. --HOME
It. -Chills. -Me.--now--. This. -Early. -Morn -as. -Im. -Awake. -And. -Have -Plans. -For.- This. -New. -Day.- In. -My.- Mind.- Im.- Starting. -To.- Make. ------There Will. -Be. -A.- Homeless. -Person-. Awakening. -On -the. -Street.- This. -Early- morn. -With. -Only. -Plans.- To.- Find. -A.- Place. -To.- Go.- To.- The.- Bathroom. Wondering.- For. -Breakfast-. What. -If. -Anything. -They.- Will. -Come-. To. -Find.- To. -Eat---as -they.- Face. -There.- Day.- Homeless. --hungry.- Shelterless. -And--all---ALONE
The. Homeless do. Not. Even. Have any basic comforts. Of. --HOME
they have. No. Family. No. Friends. That. Are. Around. For. Them. With any. Care. Or. Love. Felt. Or--KNOWN
When. I--was--A--UNITED--STATES-- MARINE.-- Attending--. The--SNCO--leadership. --Academy. --In -- QUANTICO--. VIRGINIA--I--Remember.- One.--of--The. -Lectures. -About-. A --HOMELESS---MAN
this. Homeless. Man. Lived. All. Alone. By. Himself. Out. On. The. Street --but. Always. Was. Away. On. His. Own. Away. From. Others. Was. Very. Private. Was. Very. Very. Discreet-- being. Homeless. And. Alone--Was. His. Choice. And. His. Mission-- And--PLAN
This. Homeless. Man. In virginia. He. Stopped. By. A farm. House--With. A. Big. Open. Field. And. Asked. The. Folks. If. He Could. Make. A. Hooch--a. Make. Shift. Shelter--. In. The. Field. Of. There. Farm. Land. And. . Be. All- Alone. If. They. Wouldnt. --MIND
the. Old. Farmer. Said. He. Didnt. Care. He. Didnt. Even. --MIND--and--said--he--could--make--a--shelter--with--whatever--was--laying--around--that--he--could--come--to--FIND
So. What. Happened. To. This. Homeless. Man--who. Was. Not. Just. An. Ordinary. Man. On. The. ---STREET---------------------This. Is. What. Happened. What.-he-- Came. To--MEET
unknown. To. The. Homeless. Man--the. Field. Was. Growing. And. Harvesting. Massive. Amounts-- Of-- . Illegal. -Plants.- For. --SALE
There. -Was. -A. -Major.- Drug.- Bust -and--DEA--agents--And--special. Task. Force-. Drug.- Enforcement.- Police.- Raided. -This.- Farm.- House. -And.- Field. Arrested.--confiscated.- And.- Shut. -This. -Operation.- Down--when. -THEY-. Saw.- This.- HOMELESS--OLD--MAN---In.- His.- Hooch. -his--Make.- Shift. Squared.-- Away. --Shelter. --And.-- Make--. Shift.-- Home--they--. Assumed--. That--.HE-----Was.-- The--. DRUG-- DEALER---and-- Tending. --To. --The. --Illegal.--- Drug. ---Crops---with.--- No. ---Questions.--- Asked. --They----. Litterally.---- Almost. ---BEAT----. This.---- Defenseless.---- Homeless.----MAN----To. ----Death.---- Beat. ----Him. ----Senseless. ----Brutally.---- Viciously. ----Then. Threw.---- Him. ----In. --JAIL
Little. Did. They. Know. The--STORY. Of. This. Weak. Old. Man. This. Homeless. Man. All. Alone--that--he--was--SOMEBODY--that--. In. This. Huge. Open. Field. With. A. Make. Shift. Home. His. Shelter. His. SQUARED--AWAY--HOOCH--his. Temporary--HOME
for-----This. Homeless. Man. He. Was. Not. A.------BUM-------he-----was------not.---- ALONE---. WITH---NO--FRIENDS--OR--CONNECTIONS--. Of---- His ---OWN
He. Was.-- ALLOWED--To. Make. One. Phone. Call from. His. Jail. Cell--he--called--the--WHITE--HOUSE--the--CAPITAL--of--the--UNITED--STATES--OF--AMERICA---for--this--weak-. And. -Old. -Frail-. Homeless--. Man. --All. --Alone--. Was. --Not--. Just. --A. --BUM--A. --Nobody. --All.-- Alone--. In. --An. --Abandoned.-- Field. --ALONE
FOR---THIS--HOMELESS--MAN--HE--WAS--A-UNITED--STATES--MARINE--MEDAL--OF--HONOR--RECIPIENT---when. He--CALLED---. The--PRESIDENT--of--THE--UNITED--STATES--OF--AMERICA--his. Status. And. His. Stature. His. --------IMPORTANCE------was. ---Very. ---Well. ----respected----protected--REPRESENTED--------And------KNOWN
The. ----Mission----. Of. ---This----Leadership.---- LESSON
is. --To.-- Give. --And --show--. Great.-- RESPECT-- For-- Each. --And. --EVERYONE
For. We do. Not. Know. Every. Reason. Of. Every. Homeless-. Person--. Every --STORY
as. In. This. Story-. No. One knew. Or-suspected. or---expected--. This. Weak--. Frail. --Lonely--. All alone--. Homeless. Man--. This. BUM---Of. What---he---Accomplished.-- In. --His ---LIFE---. His. ---Great.-- Prestige--. Honor.-- And. --Presidential.----- NATIONAL----SACRIFICE----and-----GLORY
This. ----Homeless. ----Man. ----Once. ----WAS-- GREAT---- He.-- had----. A. ---MEDAL---. OF--- HONOR---. PINNED---UPON---His. --CHEST
a--UNITED--STATES-MARINE--A--MEDAL--OF--HONOR--RECIPIANT--HE--WAS--AN--AMERICAN---HERO-----the----very-very-----BEST
By. John. D. JUNGERS
09--MAY--2016
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