Little Green Men
I saw two little green men
Sunk into the cracks of a cold city,
Huddled, their skin blended
With the sidewalk and building
That held the sickly one upright;
Santa passed by without notice
Sunk into the cracks of a cold city,
Huddled, their skin blended
With the sidewalk and building
That held the sickly one upright;
Santa passed by without notice
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| Artist: John Leech - (Public Domain) Poem Inspired by "A Christmas Carol" by Sir Charles Dickens |
As they were puffing on a jay,
Feeling higher than the rising smoke
Feeling lower than the snowfall
Melting down the drain pipe
Stranger still, if possible,
I saw two homeless men,
Nameless and faceless
Until I sat down next to them;
They looked at me quizzically
Like I was a little green man;
The moment shortened
By the warmth of a blanket
By the warmth of a smile
Melting the ice from our hearts
Feeling higher than the rising smoke
Melting down the drain pipe
I saw two homeless men,
Nameless and faceless
Until I sat down next to them;
They looked at me quizzically
Like I was a little green man;
The moment shortened
By the warmth of a blanket
Melting the ice from our hearts
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