prompt: "in the ____ of _____"
She circles the
Block looking to
Find the dusty
Man with the cardboard
Sign,
“I’m hungry.”
The bag of fast food
Grows colder til at
Last she just drives
Home, slowing at
Each intersection,
Hoping to see the
Dusty back of the
Have-not.
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This was quietly beautiful, esp. if based on a true incident.
ReplyDeleteyup...had to bring home 2 burgers and a bottle of water and explain to the hubby why I was so late comin home...ruined my night that I couldn't find him *sigh*
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