(1347)▪︎[ I Was The One Rewarded … 11•28•2019 ]

[ I Just Had A Homeless Man Carrying What Seemed To
Be His Sole Possession, A Blanket, Come Up To Me &
Say (EXCUSE ME SIR, I KNOW I’m NOT SUPPOSED
TO ASK, BUT DO YOU HAVE A SPARE DOLLAR? } ]
[ He Looked @ Me Timid Like, Expecting Me To Holler ]

[ I Immediately Thought About How Polite He Was
Being @ The Time ]
[ So I Wanted To Give Him More Than Just A Dollar &
A Dime ]

[ I Pulled A Couple Of Dollars From The Pocket Of My
Shorts ]
[ Then When I Handed Them To Him ]
[ He Seemed All Out Of Sorts ]

[ I Guess, Because This Is How We Met ]
[ He Thought That I Would Get Upset ]

[ As He Was Slowly Walking Away ]
[ I Wondered (DO YOU THINK THAT HE HAD ANYTHING
TO EAT TODAY?) ]

[ I Followed Him Until I Caught Up With Him From
Behind ]
[ I Wanted To Hit REWIND ]
[ Because In My Mind ]

[ I Should Have Given Him More Than I Did ]
[ So When I Pulled A Different Bill Out ]
[ & Into His Hand It Slid ]
[ I Wanted To Shout ]
[ I Feel As Carefree As A Kid ]

[ He Looked @ The $20 Bill In His Hand ]
[ A Beaming Smile Covered His Face ]
[ Then It Went Away ]
[ As He Asked (ARE YOU SURE MAN?) ]

[ I Reassured Him That I Was Sure ]
[ Because My Intentions Were Altruistic & Pure ]

[ As I Walked Away ]
[ I Felt Like I Was The One That Was Rewarded Today ]

[ I Told The Stranger To Have A Meal On Me ]
[ So @ Least He Will Not Be ]
[ Cold & Hungry ]

[ He’s Already Set ]
[ With His Blanket ]

[ As He Walked Away, He Looked @ The Ground & Shook His Head ]
[ & It All Started When He Said ]

[ (EXCUSE ME SIR …) ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[  Mahalo E Ka hoa  ]
[  A hui hou  ]
[ Aloha  ]

[  Na  ]
[  Lopaka DeVoe  ]

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