Tag: homeless

Trapped inside an african hunger strike on the streets of Philadelphia

18 July, 2012 (12:00) | Poll the People

What is the most important world cause? Where do your priorities lie? Frame the question in the sense of if you had 1 chance to erradicate one of the items forever, which would it be?

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Suburbanites

25 April, 2012 (12:00) | Wax Poetic

When they’re tired of the community faces, Relying on everyone for everything, When they just want to be left alone, You’ll see homeless become suburbanites. When they’re tired of the shared spaces, Welcoming anyone to do anything, When they want a fence around their home, You’ll see children become suburbanites. When they’re all armed with […]

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The City

27 January, 2011 (12:00) | Wax Poetic

The naked trees wave white plastic bags Like wounded soldiers waving surrender flags Sirens scream from the project heights Homeless were once suburbanites Multiple stab wound lies on the street While the starving steal the shoes from his feet Where the in want out, and the out want in Where lives end, and business negotiations […]

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