Sunday, November 14, 2010

You Know Who I Am


You know who
I am, don’t you,
you think I don’t see you
avert your eyes and begin
to talk faster and louder
with your companion or if
you’re by yourself
you look nervously around
for possible sources of help
if you need it and if none
in sight you cross the street
but all you find is
another me,
another you
on the other side
and we are always
the least of these.

Photograph by Ed Yourdon; used with permission for the One Stop Poetry Sunday photo prompt on homelessness.
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16 comments:

  1. moondustwriterNovember 14, 2010 at 7:49 AM

    So true - the least of these...

    food for thought - "they will always be with us"

    Thanks Glynn for your strong voice and support of so many

    moon smiles

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  2. Ted M. GossardNovember 14, 2010 at 7:53 AM

    Sad, but all too true.

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  3. HopeNovember 14, 2010 at 9:00 AM

    isn't that the truth

    thank you

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  4. kaykualaNovember 14, 2010 at 9:36 AM

    We see them but we don't really know what and how they think. You put it brilliantly.

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  5. MaureenNovember 14, 2010 at 9:52 AM

    And there, but for the grace of God....

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  6. MichaelNovember 14, 2010 at 10:02 AM

    another you, another me.

    That is cutting.

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  7. Louise GallagherNovember 14, 2010 at 11:08 AM

    Yes, another you, another me.

    Powerful words Glynn.

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  8. ClaudiaNovember 14, 2010 at 11:12 AM

    well describes glynn!

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  9. S. EtoleNovember 14, 2010 at 11:21 AM

    we meet ourselves in many different situations ...

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  10. Brian MillerNovember 14, 2010 at 12:03 PM

    another me, another you...yes we are not so far away...from each other...

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  11. hedgewitchNovember 14, 2010 at 12:37 PM

    So many seem able to see nothing, to cross the street, rather than look as you do here and see the intimidating truth behind all those easy, fobbed-off cliches about our common humanity.

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  12. libithinaNovember 14, 2010 at 2:05 PM

    so eloquently expressed Glyn ~ bit like us and them ~ but we are one at the end of the day ~ brilliant take

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  13. Kelly SauerNovember 14, 2010 at 7:01 PM

    Glynn, I read this, and I hear God in the voice. incredible.

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  14. ReflectionsNovember 15, 2010 at 10:17 AM

    You have expressed society's view well... they be the least of these... yet to know their stories, to know their person, how they are so much more than the least of these.

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  15. AnonymousNovember 16, 2010 at 2:19 AM

    just in case you want to update my address on your blogroll...ahem...not trying to be pushy or anything...just sayin

    www.nancemarie@blogspot.com

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  16. tuberiderNovember 17, 2010 at 4:26 AM

    I thought this bit was very poignant:

    "and we are always
    the least of these."

    Nice one.

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