Saturday, 17 May 2014

The Man Who Stands

There is a man

who stands all day
lurking in the city shadows,

asking for nothing from anyone
except

to grow older alone,
on the city street.

He does not curse or whisper 
he does not follow or lead,
he simply is

everywhere. 

Worn-out,
he's all shut off

except for the feet
that keep him upright,
through worn-out shoes.

It's all the same
one corner to the next 

suffering from
abject apathy,

for all the things a man should want

 to live 

never crossed his mind.

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