invisible street walkers

a hand outstretched
an embarrassed look
a soft voice asks
"excuse me, can you spare some change?"

what do you do?
reach into your pocket
ignore the request
state you don't have any
offer to buy a meal

how many people walk by without seeing?
how many people ignore those reaching for help?

they're no different than you and i
just down on their luck
made some poor choices
and now do what they have to to survive

could you do it?
could you survive on the streets?
get by without your conveniences
without your morning coffee

do you look down on those who ask for what you can spare?
could you handle someone looking at you that way?
why is it that those who got lucky look down on those who didn't?

yeah you worked for what you've got
some did anyway
but many of those who walk the streets
have worked just as hard
life just delt them a poor hand

they are the invisible street walkers
seen by some
but generally ignored by most
turned away from
looked down on
essentially walked over

think about this
think about what you do
think about if this was you