Deaf Man

Just a Poem for a Contest

I once met a deaf man

Yes, a man who could not hear

This man was an alcoholic

And he offered me a beer

This man he said he had a way

For me too to be a bum

Or maybe even a killer

If I’d only steal a gun

He told me next to search my pockets

And to see what I would find

He said if there was no money

I’d be a step ahead and not behind

He told me next to change my clothes

From suits to ripped up rags

And carry all my belongings

In a soiled old shopping bag

This man he seemed

Like a crazy man

This man that I once knew

He is only here to f**k us

This deaf man I once knew