Vol. 12, No. 2 • June 2008

Homeless at 16

by Mercedes

My life is on hold

Oh man am I feeling old

Sitting, laying here on the cement

Waiting to find out exactly what this meant

16 years old I feel like I’m old

I’m homeless is that what this meant

I still went to school

But nobody thought I was cool

I smelled bad

And I was always mad

Everybody called me names

And I was at shame

But I remember making them A’s

Maybe someday somebody will think I’m cool

My grades are great

Cause I always grabbed the bait

I wont be homeless for long

Because school is great

And I am grabbing the bait

Thanks, it wasn’t too late

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