All Comments on 'The Guy on the Corner'

I 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.

This poem has been selected for listing in Wednesday's New Poems Review.<br>

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your empathy always comes across in your writing. don't ever stop being you.

There but for the grace of God go any one of us

There'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.