by Barbara Pierce

Created on: April 04, 2009

The Sign: Homeless

My husband and I were passing by

toward the highway, and at the same

time we glanced over to a woman

who was holding a sign reading, I AM HOMELESS.

She was as still as a statue

standing in the rain by the curb

with that facial expression of hunger

while holding that sign reading, I AM HOMELESS.

My husband reached into his pocket to pull out

A few softly folded bills, but the light changed to green,

the traffic began to flow,

and my husband drove slow.

I asked my husband what was he attempted to do,

and he said he was going to give the homeless woman

A few softly folded bills, and

I said I was thinking about her too.

I said if you want to turn around you could, and

he did, and we went back to the woman who

was holding the sign reading, I AM HOMELESS,

with that facial expression of hunger.

When we approached the homeless woman,

I stepped out of the truck, and handed the

woman A few softly folded bills.

She responded by saying, " GOD BLESS YOU".

I've only paid attention to men begging for money,

but I've never seen a woman with such pain for hunger,

so I thought to myself, that could have been me,

but God please don't let it be.

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