Jerome On The Streets And What He Did To Get Off Them by Joanne Okano

Jerome was a puppet,
A poor puppet boy
Who slept on the sidewalk
Of Vancouver with chalk
Drawings to earn his daily bread.
He said, "Students throw me crumbs and pennies
When I do many drawings
On the paving stones of the city,
Here at Alma and 41st
On the way to the university."
His mother and father,
Where were they, you ask?
They were sick and couldn't keep him
But they kept in touch with him daily
On the email in his head.
When they gave to the poor and needy
Those students were doing a service to God,
And Jerome was earning his living
The best he could.

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