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
*Learn more about how to help the homeless in Whatcom County:
http://www.whatcomhsc.org/homeless-in-bellingham-film-project/
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Shannon Laws is a Pacific Northwest poet. Her story-telling poetry has touched many hearts and minds. She is the author of four poetry books, the most recent “Fallen” published by Independent Writer’s Studio Press. Shannon has received two Mayor’s Arts Awards and the Community Champion Award for promoting local artists on community radio and encouraging peace and understanding through community poetry events. She makes her home in Bellingham, Washington, USA.
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