Imagine losing everything you worked hard for
so you search for an opportunity to work harder and rebuild
only to be denied because you lost everything
Imagine fighting to protect the freedom that makes
America the land of the free only to suffer from PTSD
and be shunned by the very people you were protecting
Imagine wanting so much to provide for your child
that you beg for aid casting aside your pride
only to be asked what kind of parent you are
Imagine the reason you are in your situation
is the going under of the place you worked
only to be told find work and you wouldn’t be in your situation
Imagine suffering from an addiction
that came from trying to cope with your setting
only for your setting to be blamed on the addiction you’re coping with
Imagine your greatest accomplishment is surviving through the day
only for not surviving to be your greatest desire
Imagine the government referring to you as a stray cat
in resistance to the development of a place where you can be fed
only to threaten to evict your family for giving you a bed
Imagine people abusing you for stress relief
causing extensive physical damage
only for you to be looked upon as a meaningless savage
Imagine living a healthy life and taking care of yourself
only to get ill and medical bills
cripple your family to a point of no recovery
Imagine being judged on your life’s condition not your character
Never given the possibility of a chance
because people are only quick to criticize never to assist
Imagine making it to where you are
because of the help someone gave you
only to actively oppose other people receiving help
Imagine being a child experiencing everything you’ve imagined
when what you have been imagining is the reality of being homeless
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