Who could so easily be you or I.
A friend of mine was telling us about the Florida Keys Outreach Coalition and their annual National Homeless Person’s Memorial Day service held on the longest night of the year to remember those who died homeless as paupers. By “remembering those who have died on the streets, the cause of ending homelessness is kept urgent; as is the community’s collective commitment to preventing such deaths in the future.” More on commemorating the homeless and what happens when they die, here.
And have you seen the old man
Outside the seaman’s mission
Memory fading with
The medal ribbons that he wears.
In our winter city,
The rain cries a little pity
For one more forgotten hero
And a world that doesn’t care
