we have failed you

In the streets, we have failed you

Warm meals, thrown out still full

Vacation homes rest empty, still warm

Yet you suffer and weep on cold sidewalks alone

While doctors turn you away

Appalled by your appearance

Scaring away the good customers

You are bad for business, to exist

Justifications for your existence

Chased from place to place rapidly

Medical conditions out of control

Oh, how close we all are to being you

Yet the most we do is see your story

We feel bad for you, reading in our comfort

Complacent in your warnings, gracefully

We have failed you, just like we have failed ourselves