Pondering the Sleeping

A walk in a city park

Cradled in my grass bed,

wrapped in the cocoon of all my belongings

seeming oblivious to you and your privilege

walking past.

You're wondering if I am dreaming of being inside a soft expensive bed

that remembers me with fancy foam.

The grass remembers me,  this is my spot today and

I will leave an impression for a little while whenever I get up.

Tomorrow  I might lie closer to the river

 to sleep that  day away.

It is  better this way;   they ---you---

allow me to sleep here  for a summer's  day nap in the park.

At night I must move --   forbidden,  vagrant,  illicit  camper.

At night  you truly are  oblivious  

back in your fancy bed.

You won't remember much about me

or any of the others you passed,

Or even that we exist.

You and  yours taking this sunny walk in a park,

Coming so near my grassy bed.

No one stops you or even considers

you are intruding into my home.

uninvited.  

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

love the ending...and this topic is near and dear to me...we have so many homeless where i live...

we do a thanksgiving dinner at our Newman Catholic Center...i always serve the deviled eggs...many come, not just homeless...but for the homeless it is the only good meal they may get in a year...
nice to see their smiles...

but yes there is a such a gap....and yet many who sleep under newspaper blankets in the park have just as much self-esteem as the richest person....and it is much more sincere.

really well written piece.

j.

[Jo R.]

Thank you for the review and your work on Thanksgiving! Jo

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Jo,

it is so much fun doing that dinner thing...except for one year i have done it since 1999...and i love every moment---i am "the eggman"---as they call me....

[Inject Positivity]

Greatly written!!!

This is magnificent, I really loved the concept you have used here, and the most beautiful part of the this poem is the imageries you have projected here, they really seemed visible to me... Perfect word choices, and intelligent concept made the poem truly beautiful... I think these type of poems are pretty rare... Kind of leaves the reader to think about it more even after reading it...

I apologize for not reviewing it before, I have read it yesterday but didn't have much words to say to its beauty... Thank you for the request frnd... Was a delight to read it...

Sincerely
Dhiman

[Jo R.]

Thank you Dhiman! I appreciate your review very much....the experience was very moving for me and the poem seemed to write itself.

[Inject Positivity]

You are welcome, I am very much pleased to read it... The title was very amazing...