- Non-Erotic Poetry
- The Guy on the Corner
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Click hereThe guy on the corner
Is having the best day of his life.
Expensive suit dropped a C in his hat,
Smiled and winked.
Didn't look him in the eye.
The guy on the corner winked back.
Life, he thought, is simple.
The guy on the corner
Is sitting in the dark.
City lights above him flash brightly,
Red and yellow.
No one sees him sitting there.
The guy on the corner is invisible.
Part of the scenery.
The guy on the corner
Is thinking about how it used to be.
Wife and kids waited for him to come home
Tired and hungry.
Before the world came crashing down.
The guy on the corner had a life.
Still does, but different.
The guy on the corner
Is hearing voices no one else hears.
Wonders again how it got this way.
Lonely and hopeless.
Wanders off to find something to eat.
The guy on the corner has no way out.
No one there to help.
The guy on the corner
Is sipping from brown paper.
Helps him sleep if he gets enough.
Fearful and careful.
Never knows if he'll wake in the morning.
The guy on the corner covers up for the night.
Nothing keeps him warm enough.
The guy on the corner
Wasn't there today.
Bags and rags were left behind.
Dirty and smelly.
Traffic and life go on as usual.
The guy on the corner has gone.
No one noticed.
- COMMENTS
unpredictablebijoualmost 16 years agoThere's a depth of perception in this piece that's genuine and impressive. Portrait pieces are hard, I think, because they have to stay at a certain distance without losing immediacy. This is very well done.
sassynycabout 16 years agoyour empathy always comes across in your writing. don't ever stop being you.
LeBrozabout 16 years agoThis poem has been selected for listing in Wednesday's New Poems Review.<br>
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KOLKOREabout 16 years agoI have observed people walking awkwardly next to the “guy in the corner” with half tilted heads, dropping a coin. Some rant few yards further: ”why are they here, shouldn’t someone do something about it?”. But most walk faster, pretending not to see, seemingly afraid to “catch something” from him, perhaps becoming him… Thank you for noticing and in fact forcing us to do the same.
