It has come to my attention that there are a few people who sadly believe that Mark Horvath is out to exploit the homeless. Nothing could be further from the truth. Not once has he ever done anything or said anything to me that could honestly be construed as being exploitative. If you happen to
be one of those people making accusations, remember the burden of proof lies with you. Because of that, I question what motivates individuals to tell half truths or outright lies. Worse yet, frame questions to look like genuine curiosity but in reality those questions are thin veneers for dubious agendas.

For those of us capable of reason, we already know that the same people spreading lies are the same ones with mental health issues. Let’s face it, if you spend all your time looking for “reasons” to tear down another human being, what message are you really saying about yourself? Just because
your personality doesn’t get along with someone else’s doesn’t mean they’ve actually done anything wrong. Just means the parties involved probably have some growing up to do.

If anyone is truly interested in the facts, contact those of us Mark has actually helped or worked with. But that’s the key isn’t it? You actually have to be interested in the FACTS….

I’m not saying Mark is perfect because no one is. What I am saying is this: before you jump to conclusions about what someone is about, conduct real research before putting yourself at risk for a lawsuit but if you really believe you’re on a mission to help people, prove it. How is your time being spent if you have so much of it to spend pointing fingers at other people? Everybody wants to help in their own way and that’s a good thing but don’t put
someone else down just because they may not be able to help in the same way. Does it really make that much of a difference on how you help as long as you do? Seems to me energy is better spent as a collective doing real work for those who need it rather than engage in a “crabs in a bucket”  mentality simply because you feel you are “owed” something. Watching adults behave worse than children on public forums to validate their low self esteem is both sad and embarrassing and in case they don’t realize it, invalidates any positive message or effort they try to put forward.

It is better to focus on serving our communities to the best of our abilities instead of wasting valuable time on useless negativity. Enjoy the following poem…..

Strange we have become

It occurred to me the other day

How strange we have become

Reaching out in friendship

Warps into shedding tears

Beneath an ancient sun

Predator’s poison waters us

With truthful lies so sweet

Drowning us by divisision

Bleeding damages too deep

Painting my brothers with

An ugly kind of ink

Dripping through warring words

To count coups amongst themselves

Maintaining status quo’s

Has never been a hobby of mine

Would rather reap the benefits

Of exercising my mind

Tearing down to build up self

Doesn’t work out so well

Be careful of that savings account

Adding interest to karma’s portfolio

Explain to me please

How petty rivalries

Aren’t the symptoms of

A disease called jealousy

Smoking mirrors don’t reflect much

Except a lot of haze

And too many of us

Have forgotten the ways

Of how to treat each other

With dignity and respect

Because they’re too busy

Catching crabs

To add to their buckets