Poem: Homeless Servant Less Than

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Homeless Servant Less Than

I am a dirty demographic.

The frog in the hand of a young boy testing his powers

I am the lump of feather-bones on a pine needle floor

poked at by eight-year-olds with a stick

 

A mermaid with a black eye

A mountain goat with a bad foot

A blind Colossus walking the street

A Hermes on a flat-tire bike

 

I am homeless

I will always be with you

I am broken never to be fixed.

 

by Shannon P. Laws

 

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*Learn more about how to help the homeless in Whatcom County:

http://www.whatcomhsc.org/homeless-in-bellingham-film-project/

Published by Shannon Laws

Shannon Laws is an award-winning poet, performer, and advocate for the arts. She has been recognized with two Mayor’s Arts Awards and the Dr. Asha Bhargava Memorial Award — Community Champion. Her work has been featured in numerous journals and anthologies, and she has captivated audiences at esteemed literary events, including the Jack McCarthy Evergreen Invitational Slam, SpeakEasy, Poetry Night, Kitchen Sessions, and the West Coast Tagore Festival. Beyond her writing and performances, Shannon actively fosters literary and artistic communities. Since 2022, she has curated Corridor, a monthly “found-art” zine project that showcases the work of more than 50 contributing poets and artists. She is also the founder and host of Poetry Club, an engaging discussion group established in 2015.

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