Feeling lonely,
I walk the streets
and find a homeless man
to talk to.
He just pissed himself
and he’s wearing a
garbage bag as a poncho.
He says that his name is Joe Norman.
He lost his wife and kids
in a car accident
years ago,
and then basically gave up
on everything and started
wandering the streets,
lost, hungry,
and not seeing the point
in doing anything
any differently.
He asks if I have a
dollar to spare.
I give him a dollar.
But when I open my wallet
he sees that I have more money
than just a dollar,
and he asks if I can spare
anything else.
I shrug and give him
a couple more dollars.
He tells me more about
the accident his family was in.
He sheds a tear.
And I give him everything else
that I have.
He says, “God bless.”
I say, “you’re welcome.”
And then I go home
and get in my bed,
and out through my window
I see that fucking guy
get in a car with a woman
and two kids.
37 responses to “Joe Norman”
Lol. Can I laugh?
Life doesn’t seem to be meant to be for the honest.
So sad….. but so sad it’s funny. Right? No one got harmed. You lost a few bucks. Not everyone is like that. Don’t let it jade you.
LikeLiked by 3 people
yes you can laugh. i got duped. shit happens haha
LikeLike
being nice sucks… sometimes.
LikeLiked by 1 person
sometimes and this time. oh well
LikeLiked by 1 person
LikeLiked by 1 person
cut myself off after the first dollar, i think
LikeLiked by 2 people
Sounds like a reasonable compromise. 🙂 Just make sure you never lose heart or faith completely. 😉
LikeLiked by 1 person
ill try
LikeLike
[…] via Joe Norman — lou rasmus […]
LikeLiked by 1 person
He did beg you nicely.
LikeLiked by 1 person
he did. and he played me nicely too
LikeLiked by 3 people
I loved that you started walking then talking to a homeless man. Says a lot about you.
It’s too bad people like that make it harder for others in real need.
But you were kind. Don’t regret that. 🙂
LikeLiked by 2 people
thank you. i tried to do the right thing
LikeLiked by 2 people
No good deed goes unpunished.
LikeLiked by 1 person
i guess so
LikeLiked by 1 person
ohmyfuckinggod Lou. You’re the man, you know that? THE fucking man. The fucking man who gets fucked. Damn it! I’d smoke a bowl, roll over, and write a poem about it, if I were y— oh, wait… ha!
LikeLiked by 1 person
hahah thank you very much, Tara
LikeLiked by 1 person
Being lonely makes you an easy mark, doesn’t it?
LikeLiked by 1 person
guess it does
LikeLike
Good story, good con.
LikeLiked by 1 person
thanks Charly. he got me good
LikeLike
Happens to the best of us, hopefully not too many times
LikeLiked by 1 person
haha hopefully not
LikeLiked by 1 person
There is a special place in hell….
But was the “show” worth the admission? Leave it at that.
LikeLiked by 1 person
no it was not worth it haha
LikeLike
this is precisely why my daddy taught me to never hand out spare change to people on the streets….you’ve got a great, well-written (as always) story about it, though xx
LikeLiked by 1 person
i should’ve known better. but thank you
LikeLiked by 1 person
Are there no prisons?
Are there no workhouses?
The Good Book
would have you believe
the next beggar you meet
might be the
Master
come at an unexpected
hour.
Priests will tell you
the way you live
may
be the only vision
of the Good Book
some people
will ever see.
Mother Teresa?
She knew
that you can give and sing,
pray…
and the world is still a
shithole of misery.
It’s your money.
One on one,
judgement call.
Maybe
the kids were hungry.
But.
The dudes on the corner
in better clothes
than mine?
They can blow me.
I’ve been told
those clothes
are castoffs, donations.
Where’s the line form
for for free $140
Nikes?
Because I am so
there.
LikeLiked by 1 person
i dig it
LikeLike
Conmen are alive and well…so unfortunate for those who really need help. Thanks for posting.
LikeLiked by 1 person
and thanks for reading
LikeLike
Man you made me laugh. Needed a laugh! He spun you a story much like an author does 😆
I try not to give $ only food & occasionally backpacks with essentials. One time I felt really bad for this elderly hunchback man so I not only have him a few bars but a few bills as well.
In the time it took to walk a couple parking spaces and look back the hunchback had miraculously recovered enough to disappear into air!
LikeLiked by 1 person
haha funny how that happens
LikeLike
compassion is a two way street where you are often fucked…. do you care or do you tell them to be like you… work your ass off for something that means so little or everything…. humanity a puzzle with so resolution… save the world… watch it burn… who are you to stand by the ashes?…
LikeLiked by 1 person
wow. exactly
LikeLike
I believe in Karma. That guy will not end up happy 😉
XxX
LikeLiked by 1 person
im good with that
LikeLiked by 1 person