Leon Swarts' Books

HOMELESS – CITY VIEW

HOMELESS – CITY VIEW

BUSES COME AND GO
RIDERS ON AND OFF
BELONGINGS ON THEIR BACKS
CARTS FILLED

WALKING UP AND DOWN STREETS
SOME DIRTY AND SOME CLEAN
BODIES STRUGGLE UP A SLOPE
WEARY AND WORN FACES

STARING STRAIGHT AHEAD
MOVEMENTS SLOW AND DELIBERATE
DESTINATION ACHIEVED
BELONGINGS UNLOADED

SETTLING ON BENCHES AND CURBS
LOOKING FOR FOOD AND PLACES TO SLEEP
BEGGING FOR MONEY
SEARCHING GARBAGE CANS FOR FOOD

TOURISTS NOWHERE IN SIGHT
ABANDONED STORE FRONTS
VACANT BUILDINGS
EMPTY RESTAURANTS

DRUNKS AND ADDICTS STUMBLE
OTHERS SLEEPING ON SIDEWALKS
YELLING AND SCREAMING TO THEMSELVES
IGNORING ALL IN SIGHT

MEN, WOMEN, AND CHIllDREN
OLD,YOUNG, AND TEENS
WHITE, BLACK, AND OTHER
INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS