Poetry
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S tre e t R oots • S e p t. 2 - 8 , 2 0 1 6
Waterfront Mission, 1986
by Outlaw X
T h irty y e ars ago I h a d a c a r to live in an d I w as given
J u s t a little m o re tim e h e al m y frac tu re d h e ad
T h e in ju ry w as real, an d I could b e d ead
B u t given a sec o n d ch an ce, a n d a few cells
L e ft to th in k a b o u t so m e th in g s in stead .
A t th e w a te rfro n t m issio n in M obile
A s tro n g s tirrin g m a d e m e feel th a t
I ’d b e e n told to give m y la st tw en ty dollars
To th e m a n w ho o p e n ed th e d o o r
I said “G od B le ss You” an d h e said “T h a n k yo u ”
I d ro v e aw ay h u n g ry a n d p o o r
T h irty y e ars la te r I hav e n o c a r b u t a p a ck full o f g e a r
A nd a stro n g en o u g h b ack to c a rry m y h o m e th ro u g h th e
w oods an d s tre e t
A nd I w as ta k in g a r e s t b y t h e c h u rc h o n e day
A c o u p le w alk by w ith n o th in g to say b u t G od B less you
A nd h a n d e d m y tw e n ty d o llars an d I said “T h a n k You”
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