Homelessness

THE NIGHTS SO COLD LIKE ICE,

NOTHING COMES WITHOUT A PRICE,
CARDBOARD BEDS TO SLEEP ON,
NO HOME THEY COME FROM.

THE NIGHTS OF BUSY CITIES THEY GO UNSEEN,

EVERYDAY WITH THE SAME ROUTINE,
IT'S LONELY OUT THERE FOR THEM,
NOTHING TO EAT FOR DINNER AGAIN.

THE NIGHTS THEY GO TO BED STARVING,

THEIR LIVES ONLY JUST STARTING,
GOLD COINS ARE GIVEN HERE AND THERE
BUT MOST JUST COME AND STARE.

THE NIGHT SO QUIET YOU CAN'T HEAR A SQUEAK,

TOGETHER WE CAN HELP MAKE THEM LESS WEAK,
EVERYDAY IT'S HARD TO BE BRAVE,
TO SUSTAIN MORE THAN SAVE.

THE NIGHT AND THE FEELING OF LONGING,

NO HOUSE NO BELONGING.
THEIR STORIES ARE NOT RARE,
WITH LITTLE HOPE BUT MUCH DESPAIR.

THE NIGHT AS DARK AS THE COLOUR BLACK,

IF WE COME TOGETHER, WE WILL MAKE AN IMPACT,
SO LETS STAND HAND IN HAND AND MAKE IT RIGHT,
WE WILL BRING HOPE INTO THE HARDEST NIGHT.
WRITER’S STATEMENT
I FOUND INSPIRATION TO WRITE MY
POEM BECAUSE I THINK THAT
HOMELESSNESS IS A HUGE SOCIAL
ISSUE AND THAT IT IS NOT TALKED
ABOUT ENOUGH. MANY AUSTRALIANS ARE
FORCED TO SLEEP ON THE STREETS
BECAUSE THEY DON’T HAVE ENOUGH
MONEY TO AFFORD TO LIVE IN A
HOUSE, AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE
OKAY. FOR MY POEM, I DID A RHYME
SCHEME OF AA, BB, BECAUSE I FOUND
THIS TO MATCH THE TONE OF MY POEM.
I USED SIMILES, METAPHORS,
REPETITION, RHYME, IMAGERY,
SYMBOLISM, AND RHYME SCHEME IN
ORDER TO PORTRAY THE MESSAGE I
WANTED TO SEND TO THE READER. THE
TONE OF MY NOVEL IS SAD BUT ALSO
PROACTIVE. I WANTED MY POEM TO
CREATE EMOTION WITHIN THE READER
AND BRING AWARENESS ABOUT
HOMELESSNESS. I ACHIEVED THIS BY
USING POETIC TECHNIQUES THAT WOULD
RELATE TO AND TOUCH THE READER.