Join me under the "Homeless Tree"

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Join me under the homeless tree, See what we've missed, you and me, We can grow taller and free And smell of the stench of being Free Join me under the homeless tree, It's a place you said you'd never be, Give it a try just a while to see, What it's like to be homeless and Free. I've been what could be classified as homeless for two months now. I'm learning a lot to put it mildly. I'm not to the point of eating out of the trash, thank God, and I do have a roof over my head and am working hard towards getting a more permanent one soon. But there is a lot learned and a lot more I could learn. One thing I did learn is that our elected leaders need to have their mouths zipped shut (if you can find a zipper large enough) and told that they are going to spend the next 6 weeks under cover as a homeless person. During that 6 weeks they will have NO contact with their political office, their work office, their family or friends, co-workers or anyone who might give them any help. They are going to totally live the life of a homeless person, from food to finding a place to sleep. NO they won't have credit cards or any enormous amount of money to carry with them to cover any expenses. If they want money they are going to get it the same way a real homeless person does, either begs for it or goes through the trash for recyclable bottles for money. They can get a meal at the homeless shelter if they're lucky. I am tired of the lip service that the elected officials are giving to the people that need the help the most. They aren't lazy, they can't get a job because for one thing they don't have an address or telephone. They aren't drunks, that takes money and what money they get either goes for food or booze, it depends on what they think is more important. Many of these homeless people have families that were evicted because they lost their jobs and couldn't raise the money for rent. It's time for the fat, over fed, pompous politicians to start walking in their constituents shoes and seeing what life is like in their shoes, what it is like being treated like animal poop on the bottom of a pair of custom made shoes. (That's a really great feeling!!!!) Those of you reading this need to rise up and challenge your elected officials who are giving lip service to helping the homeless and demand to know when and demand to know if the official has tried living the homeless life and if they haven't why the heck not. Challenge them to try it out for a few weeks, totally away from their way of life and totally homeless without any sort of contact from friends, family, coworkers, and business associates. I bet that they couldn't handle it, but they expect the public to do it daily and nightly. Think on it!