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Old and Alone
by Martha Endsley → (All Poetry by Martha Endsley)
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Several years ago, early one morning I was driving into town. As I neared the post office, I saw this old man who appeared to be trying to run but as it turned out he had lost his balance and was trying to regain his footing. His efforts were fruitless and he fell face down into the loose gravel along the side of the street. I looked in my rear view mirrow and saw that no one was stopping to help. I turned around in the middle of the street and went back to help him. This poem is about that morning.

Old and Alone I saw him stumble and fall, all alone there he lay. No one answering his beckoning call, "Help me! Please help me!" he did say. As he reached up to me I saw his torn bleeding hand. A scared old man, I did see, lying in the mud, bleeding, crying, unable to stand. I asked if I could get him medical care. "No! No!" He cried. "Just take me home. I've got no money, life has been quite unfair. My wife and son are dead...I am all alone." Sirens howling, lights flashing, help soon arrived. A crowd gathered around to see if the old man was alive. As tears streamed down his face he said, "Please help me off this cold wet ground." As they loaded him into the emergency van, he pleaded, "I will be fine I am just a worn out broken down old man. I have been on this earth since 1899.

Reviewed by John Flanagan

Reviewed on October 17, 2008

Martha,
a good heart is beyond all measure...your love and compassion are right at the fore. In admiration,
John

Reviewed by Gene Williamson

You're lovely, Martha. You know, that could of been me... -gene.

Reviewed by Edwin Hurdle

Hi Martha,I enjoy reading this poem and this poem sort of reminds me of a story that I heard on CNN back in the summer of this year.In Hartford,CT,a guy by the name of Angel Torres who is 76 years old got hit by a car.He lay down in the side of the street and no one came to his aid.There were several cars that passed by them and didn't even stop to see if he was alright.Also passerbys just stand there and look at the guy as if he was a piece of meat.Then a patrol car saw the man laying there and help him out.Luckily he is doing alright,but the lack of humanity in the country is disgusting and appalling.Angel or that guy you helped could be old enough to be someone's great grandfather or grandfather and the audacity of people not even helping them or care if they are ok makes me sick.I wish some people that didn't help those old guys would be arrested and charged for impersonating a human being.I know that is harsh but there is no reason whatsoever for someone to at least not help them up.Trust me when I say this,but if anyone of those people that didn't help those guys out and if they were in the same position as they were no matter what age they are,they would want someone to help them out.Or if it was their own grandmother or grandfather,then they would want someone to help them out too.

I commend you for helping this old man.I wish everybody in this world would be as more gracious,helpful and thoughtful as you are.Take good care of yourself

Edwin

Reviewed by Mary Lacey Desertrat

Martha,

This is a very touching poem and so sad. Sometimes we tend to forget our elderly who need our help.

Mary

Reviewed by Sandie May Joyce (Sandie Angel)

You were very kind to have done that. It's a shame that most would not care to help an old man. If he were a young lady who fell down on the ground, I bet you there would be many who ran forward to help.

God bless you!

Sandie Angel :o)