For All I Care

[couchgrouch]

For All I CareThis old guy shivered outside Starbuck'she'd had a run of hard luckand hat in hand, he asked a man for change to sparethat snob had a five dollar mochahe was late for his morning yogaleather coat, silk scarf that old guy could starve for all he caredall I had on me, was last night's movie stubso I gave him my down coat, and hoped it warmed his bloodcos for all we knowjust the strong survivebut something tells meit's a blessing to be aliveso long as I owemy life to anotherit's my duty to showI care for otherscos heaven spares the soulswho give more than they can spareit all comes down to, what I'll dofor all I careI useta give twenties at First Baptistso I could write them off on my taxesthen think my heart, had done its part for charitybut watching that old man on the cornerstanding on steam grates to feel warmerI swear that was, my moment of claritycos it's easy to forget, what others lackbut we'll remember if, we try to givewhat's on our backscos for all we knowjust the strong survivebut something tells meit's a blessing to be aliveso long as I owemy life to anotherit's my duty to showI care for otherscos heaven spares the soulswho give more than they can spareit all comes down to, what I'll dofor all I carewhen I'm on my knees before the LordI don't ask for cash but for His supportso whether it's Thanksgiving at the missionkeeping the homeless fedreading to Gramma at the homeor a handshake for a returning vetall I am is all I shareso I do what I can for all I carefor all I care(c)2005 Robert George