The Seeing Man
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The Seeing Man,
A chaste man displaced,
Saunters through life
Without a single expression
On his pallor white face.
The Seeing Man
Never utters a cross word
He feeds the hungry
And heeds quiet voices
That are thought to be unheard.
The Seeing Man,
Though a peaceful threat to many,
Knows all hopes and ambitions,
Hindrances and burdens.
His knowledge is uncanny.
The Seeing Man
Then grazes a man recently divorced.
His wife lied for his house and money.
She yanked their kids from him as he sobbed
And yet she feels no remorse.
The Seeing Man
Wipes a tear from his eye
And gives the man a hopeful pat
He lets the man know his kids still love him
And he doesn’t have to die.
The Seeing Man
Not much later,
Spots a lonely woman on the corner.
Her lights are shut off, her son is hungry,
Words cannot describe her anger.
The Seeing Man
Brushes past and brings peace to her heart
“Don’t worry” he whispers
“A safe, paying job is coming,
You’ll get your fresh start.”
The Seeing Man
Arrives at a dark deserted place
He recalls the things he knows
And the tears begin to stream
Despite the calm smile on his face.
The Seeing Man
Feels the drug-addicted hopeless highs
As he strings himself up.
He remembers the stinging skin of the abused
And shakes as he recalls their rejected cries
The Seeing Man
Knows what he must do.
On his shoulders he holds the sorrow of the world.
The Seeing Man knows he must die for them
To truly begin anew.