sunlit sweat...
the young vagrant
sucks his thumb

scorpion tattoo—
he discusses spiders
the stillness of it

sunday lunch
the chatter of children
among hard drinkers

morning brown eyes...
she tells me
it's the dog's sofabed

the mid-day baglady
stitches her piece of nylon
over again

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