The Man On the Bench

One day in the park, I observed a man lying on a bench

He had no home, no place for shelter, only a dreadful stench

My heart was hurting for this man, his forlorn state made me cry

He looked up at me and I saw a tear in his eye

 

“Miss,” he said with a weary voice

“Yes, sir?”  I replied

“You are beautiful, and you are enough,”

“Thank you, and enough for what”

“You are enough to be alive.”

 

My tears began to pour out like rain

How kind he was, how this man survived

He never gave up, he ran with all his might

Toward the road of happiness

Toward the Gates on high

 

I thought I had everything when I saw him

But found out my hopeless state

This man, homeless and poor, had life and saving grace

He lived only one more day then saw God's face

Reviews

[Tabitha t]

I love the story and the lesson to be learned from this. You can be rich without money.

[That1Nerd23]

Thank you! I am glad you were able to catch one of the principles! That's great!

Thank you for your review; I really appreciate it! (:

[Arte Por Vida]

The end is so.. AWEsome. I really really like it. :)

[That1Nerd23]

Awe, thank you, Nolee! :D

[Jolie Blossom]

I really like it, it was inspiring!

[That1Nerd23]

I'm so glad! (: Thank you.

[Zainab UF]

Poignant to the core! Great job! :)

[That1Nerd23]

Thank you, Zainab!

[Westminster Abbey]

Awwww. Sad. Nice write, though. 100/100

[That1Nerd23]

Thank you!

[Westminster Abbey]

No prob. You deserve it. :)

[Isobella Rose]

This poem made me cry! It's so sad, but powerful. Good work.

[That1Nerd23]

Awe thank you so much!

[Isobella Rose]

You're welcome :)

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So touching that it made me cry! 100/100 Wonderfully written!

[That1Nerd23]

Awe, I'm so glad it touched you.
Thank you so much for your kind review and rate!

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You're welcome! :D

[Soul Fire]

Very powerful!!!
Excellent work!! :D

[That1Nerd23]

Thank you!!!

[Soul Fire]

You're welcome

[Steven Cash]

Oooh, powerful

I have been homeless before. Thankfully not to the point where I had to sleep on a bench, but it was VERY rough.

So, yea, this hits home for me definitely.
100/100

[That1Nerd23]

Oh wow! I'm sorry to hear it!

Thank you for your honest review, I appreciate it.

[Steven Cash]

Thanks and no problem