Yesterday, two different stories
Appeared on my Facebook newsfeed
The first talked about
An old man recovering
From cancer.
He came home after
Spending months
In the hospital
To an empty fridge.
He could barely walk
So he called 911
And asked if
Someone could
Bring him food.
They responded.
They brought him groceries
And made him a sandwich.
The second story
Was about a man
Who spent 150,000$
To look like Kim Kardashian.
I was sick to my stomach.
How could someone
Be so selfish and self-absorbed?
Today, after ignoring
Several beggars on
My way to purchasing
My fourth cardigan,
I stopped at McDonalds
For a snack.
I sat down at
The far corner,
Headphones in my ears,
Not because I'm listening
To music, but because
I want to be left alone.
A woman walks in
She is disheveled,
Looks foreign,
And has a baby wrapped
Around her torso.
I bow my head,
Hoping she leaves me alone,
But she sits across from me
And shakes her paper cup.
I dig into the
Pile of change
I had carelessly
Thrown into my backpack.
And at that moment,
I remember the articles.
She leaves with my change,
But also with my appetite.
I am unable to finish my snack.
Who am I to judge?
- K.S. Fort
From, "To Me"
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