help them. He points out their utter poverty, saying they have “not a nickel to loan”. They have “no place to go” and even their dreams, something immaterial that cannot be bought or sold, are “washed out”. It is said that they “[pretend] that they’re not alone”. Their poverty does not just affect their physical, but also their mental and emotional state. They are seen as drifters and said to be following “each other on the wind” because they “got nowhere to go”. The image is given of them almost being like garbage on the street being scattered and tossed wherever the wind blows. This image of neglected objects is furthered by words such as “scarred”, “broken” and “washed out”. The concern for those in need almost seems like condescension;