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by Willie Warren
Friends and volunteers too;
Who still want their housing,
And not sure what to do.
You've done all needed steps,
To get a place to live;
The Public Housing folks,
Find reasons not to give.
They check into your past,
To see if you qualify;
They don't stop to think,
If you don't, you won't try.
Sometimes you get the feeling,
They think that you have lied;
You feel the shadow of,
Being homeless and denied.
While you're with your worker,
Thoughts flow a two-fold way;
You think about your shelter,
And the bed where you lay.
Or if you sleep outside,
Along a road well ridden.
Has your campsite been found?
Or is it well hidden
Then your worker tells you,
You’re not getting the place;
You did hard time in a,
Correctional law space.
Or amends unfinished,
For court not yet been tried;
Lengthening your lifetime,
As homeless and denied.
Objecting to this rule,
Puts delays in your sights;
Now fueling your quest is,
Constitutional Rights.
You leave the Housing Place,
With efforts flowing strong;
To find defense masters,
And correct this great wrong.
First, find an advocate,
That has a current list;
Of those who are seasoned,
In Housing laws to assist.
This keeps the housing hopes,
From ended or have died;
Time to build a defense,
For homeless and denied
Now you need a lawyer,
To start this long process;
And file for equal rights,
With certainty, not stress.
Free or cheap attorneys,
That have a sliding scale;
On retainer fees cost,
To help justice prevail.
Evidence collection,
And all papers concerned;
Are case filing weapons,
To prevent getting burned.
Negotiating calls,
With patience are applied;
Designed to change the course,
Of homeless and denied.
A challenging lawyer,
Agrees to take your case;
This brightens the future,
Of achieving homebase.
The lawyer makes a plan,
To find some salvation:
Federal laws give rights,
To this entire nation.
Signing up for schooling,
To save the soul from scorn
And find the correct path,
To proove you’ve been reborn.
Showing that all your goals,
Are inspired from inside;
It brings defense muscle,
To homeless and denied.
Your former legal guard,
The office of Parole;
Possesses your records,
And maintains silent role.
Acquaintances letters,
And some from certain friends;
Sweeten the strategy,
Introducing new trends.
Thirteen has the magic,
To help a judge believe;
That rebirth has moved in,
And made criminal leave
The stage is now all set.
A lawyer must now ride;
The art and skil to win,
With himeless and denied.
All evidence gathered,
Has been forwardly plunged;
Amends can get settled,
Or felonies expunged.
Housing Office is called,
To make sure there’s no goof;
Back to your Case Worker,
With all new correct proof.
Qualifying returns,
Finally with success;
Your unit is assigned,
You’ve won this game of Chess.
Shelters and camping ends,
Human rights regain pride;
Freedom from thr column,
Called Homeless and denied.
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