BOOMERANG!

You passed me by on skid row 
And looked the other way 
You thought I did not recognized you 
But some things never change 

The way you walked, my old friend 
Has never slipped my mind 
And after all that we've been through 
How could you be so unkind 

Tragedy caught me in a tailspin 
Turning my life upside down 
I was forced to move from the east side 
To the lower part of town 

The death of my wife had crushed me 
The one i had loved was gone 
Like dust sifted twice I was broken 
Depression became my only song 

How can you forget 
The kindness I had shown you 
When you were down and out 
Your children did eat from my table 
As I showed you love without a doubt 

But now, my bed is the sidewalk 
He who once sparkled is dressed in rags 
I must be content with food discarded 
And I pray that your action of silence 
Don't ever boomerang.

Wilford Barker.