Homeless

It was a homeless man in Hollywood who got me thinking.

We'd just flown in from San Francisco; we'd been flying

And driving for weeks. This day I saw a homeless man on

The street in Hollywood. I felt the usual mix of sorrow for him,

And anger at a society that makes a man live like this.

Later on I thought about it more, he affected me differently.

He really looked together, really organised. He was a survivor.

I'm sure his life is really tough, but I felt a deep sense of

Respect for him, much more than pity. Then I asked myself,

Why did I react this way. It struck me, that here in this crazy

World, there was a man, who drives no car, who flies no plane,

Who heats no home; in a time of global warming his CO2

Emissions are pretty much zero. This homeless man in

Hollywood is a model urban citizen.

I on the other hand, I live this life of good intentions,

I travel the world, I try to be aware of the earth, I sing my songs,

I look and hope for change. But out on the road, I fly everyday,

I drive everyday, I heat my home, and burn up so much fuel

That if everyone lived like me, we'd need about 4 planets

Just to keep it all going.......................... Shit!

Funny how a homeless man in Hollywood got me thinking....

Men like him just walk the walk, and men like me...........

Well, we talk a good talk....

It was a homeless man in Hollywood...

Homeless...