People on the street.

A J C 1958 (Swansea, MA)



People on the street. 

When I watch where people on the street meet, they stand in line, warm and breathing through the street. I lodged only for a little while. I give them a big smile. Then I climb to the top of a sand pile to get a bird's eye view of people stretching out for miles. I think I will sit and stay for a while. They look like little ants. That use to crawl up my pants. Like quicksand slipping through my fingers, they seem to vanish before my eyes, never truly there. Do I really care?

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Written on April 12, 2024

Submitted by alanswansea18 on April 12, 2024

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