False Assumptions

They are abound. 

Hidden from sight 

by some,

In plain sight 

for others.

Ignored, 

by most. 

Scorned, 

by many.

Some 

live up to 

the mass assumption.

However,

Countless 

drift along 

in the category

of unknown, 

misunderstood,

unrepresented. 

They plead,

for help,

to understand,

to be understood.

They are 

the Mentally Ill Homeless.

I believed

once 

that theirs 

was a destiny 

self made,

and self maintained.

I had generalized

and assumed,

that the homeless All had arrived

to their current situation

by bad choices 

and mistakes.

Little did I know,

that many had arrived 

from circumstances

out 

of their control.

Innumerable 

amounts of

PEOPLE

go about

life

dealing with

mental illness.

Many of them

are homeless.

With there needs 

unattended,

they are 

left

to cope 

with what 

they may not 

understand

or be able to 

control. 

Lost in a world

of confusion,

fear,

and helplessness.  

I hope

for change 

that more people 

may see

what is true

for many 

and 

not 

what is 

generalized

and assumed,

by most.