Take A Walk In Their Lifes (poem) by Felix LeRoy Perry on AuthorsDen

Take A Walk In Their Lifes
by Felix LeRoy Perry → (All Poetry by Felix LeRoy Perry)
Rated "G" by the Author.

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Are we all guilty?
As you contemplate your fate Sitting in your pity chair Wondering why God cursed you Why life is so unfair As you think of wanting more Or covet what is not yours While you whine about the past Hiding safe within your doors As you sip on your latte Your cappuccino or iced tea If you should chance to look outside At the real world we live in Maybe you will appreciate The way your life has been On the corner stands the blind man Beside him stands the legless vet Maybe they would trade you places That is money I would bet Walking bye I see a forlorn mother Searching every strangers face Seeking her heroin addicted daughter Now see her weary, worried pace A teenager in ragged clothes Digging through a can of trash Eyes light up at half an eaten burger Maybe his life you can crash I could go on all night friend You would just look the other way Caught up in the poor me syndrome So I have no more to say.

Reviewed by Regis Auffray

Reviewed on June 4, 2005

Very true, Felix. A wise message. Thank you for the reminder. Love and peace to you. Regis

Reviewed by Kate Burnside

So true, so harrowing, so spot on ... so me. Thanks, Pops, for shaking me by the scruff here. We need to hear more of this stuff... LOL Kantkomplain Kate xx

Reviewed by karen beecher (Reader)

No pity chair for me. I am just thankful that I am still here to type this review. So many people live in bad ways, but maybe they are not ready to leave the earth yet, so they survive the only way they can. This is a very well written poem and goes straight to the heart. Karen

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes

Most powerful message Felix....maybe thats why we are still married to the one by our sides....realizing things could be much worse!!

Knowing tomorrow the sun will shine again and friends will be there to dry another tear without fear of losing the best thing happened to them!! To know the love of another...even though not close but still there!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by jude forese

Reviewed on June 3, 2005

so true, Felix ... we should look at the treasure within ourselves even if its buried ...

Reviewed by Dave Harm

How true... it is so easy to say "oh, poor me." No matter how bad someone may have it, you don't have to look very hard to find someone who has it a lot worse... I live with this thought and it has helped me, many times avoid "poor Dave," and say "Thanks God."

Reviewed by Sandie May Joyce (Sandie Angel)

A good message within this poem.

But then again some write not because of self-pity; nor do they need yours. They write because they want to vent.

Sandie May Angel a.k.a. Sandie Angel :o)

Reviewed by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado

good advice here; well done! :)

Reviewed by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner

Felix,

A powerful message in your write, thank you, I needed this one today. Thank you!

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

There, but for the Grace of God, go I....