March 5, 2012
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Mr. BoulderChristina – guest blogger
My husband doesn’t usually read my posts, but he did read this one http://boulderchristina.xanga.com/759310849/beneath-the-neon-lights/ on homelessness. He is more sensitive than I am, and he wrote a poem about this. I am going to post it for him because he only uses blogging for work. Oh, and his name is Corey. Mr. Corey BoulderChristina.
There’s an old man
who doesn’t have a home
the last time he did
he didn’t live alone
He met Joanne
the day his mother died
despite Joanne’s faults
he tried and he tried
Jojo got sick at 4 am
three mornings in a row
Then she confessed to him
she’s gonna have a child
not sure if it is his
He loved Joanne so much
he forgave her this
Are we responsible
is it our fault
There’s a man sleeping
out on the asphalt
living on borrowed money
on borrowed time
Hey there mister
Can you spare a dime?
I gotta call my girl
she’s having a child
I haven’t heard her voice
In quite a long while
There’s an old man
with a story to tell
about a girl named Joanne
who didn’t live so well
She had a substance problem
and a baby on the way
but our man kept working
fourteen hour days
He was captured by her beauty
held by her charm
He came home from work
to find a needle in her arm
Jojo’s on the couch
her skin cold as ice
He looked unbelieving
into her open eyes
Then he picked up his bag
and walked out of his home
And ever since that day
he’s always been aloneAre we responsible
is it our fault
There’s a man sleeping
out on the asphalt
living on borrowed
money
on borrowed time
Hey there mister
Can you spare a dime?
I gotta call my girl
she’s having a child
I haven’t heard her voice
In quite a long while
There’s an old man
living out on the street
A handful of change
will feed him for a week
His mind is trapped in a time
when things were cheaper
for an hour and a dime
He’ll have you thinking deeper
about what its like
to live a life that rough
sleeping out in the open
where people steal your stuff
What would it be like
to never escape
an event in your life
to much for you to take
Are we responsible
is it our fault
There’s a man sleeping
out on the asphalt
living on borrowed money
on borrowed time
Hey there mister
Can you spare a dime?
I gotta call my girl
she’s having a child
I haven’t heard her voice
In quite a long whileObviously, he is much more poetic than I am. I love that about him. Here he is on our wedding day, isn’t he classy?
Comments (56)
Handsome hubba hubba and compassionate too?
He looks like a movie star, seriously. And he wrote a nice poem too!
@DivaJyoti - He’s an anomaly, massage therapist, sickeningly sweet, and great in bed. I hit the jackpot there.
I’m not a poetry fan really, but this one is pretty good. Way to go Mr. BoulderChristina.
@DivaJyoti - He’s almost a dead ringer for Ryan Gosling, glad you like him! I am pretty fond of him, myself!
@Shadowrunner81 - I am not a poetry fan, either! He writes it anyway
Two thumbs up! Wish I could get the bettter half to post……
wow this is an awesome poem, tell him that if he doesn’t read the comments anyway!!!
@Kellsbella - He is the one that started me blogging, but he likes to blog about work stuff. I took this and wrote about other stuff, and so he sees little use in it. He did like the homelessness post, though, so he wrote one for me. He can be sweet
@under_the_carpet - I will show him tomorrow, maybe he will be inspired to write about things other than education and technology with all the positive feedback. Thanks!
A classy hubby!
@CaKaLusa - He’s keepin’ it classy! Hehe
Two thumbs up for the man of steel. Its obvious he knows how to put a hop, skip and a jump to his dance of words.
@catstemplar2 - Man of steel? Oh my, I can’t let him read that. It will be way too much for his ego!!
Thank you, he has more talent with prose than I do!
That is a heart touching poem.
that was well said, and true to the truth: many of our homeless have had shocks the brain could not comprehend. So now they sleep out on the hardened sand, cause that’s what it feels like. That they comprehend.
@C_L_O_G - It was not only a terrific poem, but I was so touched he wrote it. I didn’t really know he was paying attention to what I wrote. I am a little humbled, and a very lucky girl.
@pb49r - Thank you, I agree. Homelessness is something that touches almost all of our heart strings.
YOW! Handsome hubby, darlin! You are right, he does resemble Mr. Gosling. Hmmm, and good in bed. Damn, you hit the jackpot big time. *soft laugh… The poem was heart touching. There really need to be kleenex disclaimers on things like this. So, talented hands and an equally talented mind. A great combination of pluses… Lucky girl!
@DivaJyoti - I added some more pics to my profile and made sure there were some of him, too!
@MzSilver - Thank you! When it comes to him, my girls, and my dog I am a shameless bragger. No amount of humility will prevent me from admitting I am the luckiest person I know!
@BoulderChristina - Awesome… Brag away, darlin’ – it is your right to do so!
beautifully written
@Closure_Theory - Thank you!
It reads like a song. Good snapshot of one kind of reality.
@dirtbubble - I thought it was a song, at first. Thanks! I love that pic of him, he doesn’t like it as much.
They’re more than a dirty shirt, and a plea for change indeed.
Great writing
What a cutie! And a poet too?! Awesome!!
Love the pose yes he is darling just like my darling Jeff they are both pretty classy
@BoulderChristina - You are very lucky to have each other. Cherish each moment together.
great work
I like the poem! I was homeless once so I relate.
Maybe he should get a xanga account so that his poetry shall capture our hearts and soul which shall serve to open our eyes to a new reality and let us peer through the doors of perception.
(I call that a mix of Faulkner and Jim Morrison
).
He looks pretty good on your wedding day.
@TheTheologiansCafe - He’s pretty good. I added more pictures of him to my page, too.
@ClashoftheTaiten - Very impressive! Maybe you should turn his poem into a song.
@RickyStar7 - Thank you! You will have to write your story someday.
@godfatherofgreenbay - He thanks you!
@C_L_O_G - Thank you, sometimes we need reminded.
@SisterMae - We are lucky ladies, aren’t we?
@Xbeautifully_broken_downX - I think so! (I try not to tell him too often, don’t want it to go to his head.)
@AgainstTheWind1 - Glad you like it!
@BoulderChristina - I still have to learn the guitar
I love poets
@trunthepaige - I feel like he is wasted on me, I don’t get poetry. I added more pics, like you suggested. Goodnight, dear.
My bedtime as well. I’m sure he feels like a luckily man
@BoulderChristina - All those qualities found in one man …great catch then …..so handsome…
the man does got style, no doubt!
@dirtbubble – Well, actually my snapshot comment was in reference to the poem. Ha ha! Poor word selection on my part. You both have valid points on the photo. Any wedding pic has sentimental value (especially if the wedding photographer fails to show up!), but the one you posted of the two of you was much nicer. Again, good poem, fine pic, cool post.
@dirtbubble - Thanks! I get it now
He said, make it a song and he will be the first to download it from Itunes!
@MissNzisa - Thanks! I think I snagged a good one!
@roscoes_farm - He reminds me of the song by the Stray Cats, “Strut”. hehe
@BoulderChristina - he’s a kool cat, huh ??
@roscoes_farm - He is! And one hell of a swing dancer, so we always dance to “his song”, hehe! Ok, sometimes he is a total nerd, but that is cool to me!
@BoulderChristina -
that’s sweet.
@BoulderChristina - Oh its slowly emerging on my blog. In most of my posts -where I’m talking about my family and how I was brought up.
About the poem…and Homelessness well I guess I spoke to soon…