Help writing a homelessness poem

Answer 1

Try to use words that you think describe homeless people or the actions or feelings of them. You can write in first person (like i did) or 3rd person.

Here is an example of a poem I wrote. Hope this helps!

Life As a Homeless Teen

My home can be anywhere, everywhere.

I am a nomad.

One night I am sleeping on a bench,

The next it's the cold hard cement of a parking garage.

Some days I may have a plate of food,

And sometimes I will go days without eating.

Wandering the streets is dangerous,

Especially the parts of town I roam.

I am tired, lonely, and scared.

Does anybody care?

I feel betrayed and forgotten.

I am constantly hiding and running from the police.

I am ashamed of myself and my family.

I am embarrassed in front of the public.

As I walk by the school, I see girls in pretty dresses and boys in nice slacks.

All I have is a torn t-shirt and some ripped pants I found in the dumpster.

The only possessions I hold are the torn rags on my body.

I beg for food and money day and night.

I want to be loved.

I want to have a home.

Answer 2

You take some words about poverty and you write them down. I sort of don't understand the question... there's not a 13-step procedure for writing a poem or something like that.

Assuming you're doing this for a class, just be sure you adhere to your teacher's definition of "poem". Hopefully it doesn't have to rhyme or scan, in which case you can just write any old thing you like and call it "free verse."

Answer 3

In the shadows they stand, forgotten by the day, Their whispers unheard, their dreams swept away. Lost souls adrift in a cold, uncaring sea, Homelessness steals their light, their hope fades to gray.