Do you see the bum in the park bench bottle in hand?
Do you cross to the other side wishing he was in another land?
Do you blame him for all the wrongs in the world?
Do you realise an angel weeps and her wings unfurl?
Do you realise he watched his comrades perish,
Do you realise this bum gave his life yet you call him selfish,
Do you curse this drunken bum for all his sins?
Do you realise he has a first class ticket to heaven for all things?
Do you realise he shot a six year old dead?
Do you realise he replays this scene every time he goes to bed?
Do you realise he was given very little choice?
Do you realise for his contentment the angels rejoice.
Do you realise how this bum struggled to become a civillian?
Do you realise this bum served sixteen years in the army yet you call him a villian,
Do you realise it is a sin to.judge a book by it's cover,
Do you realise for all man kind this bum does suffer?
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