Safeway Man
The most significant moment
So far, for me
Is Safeway man
On a day when my religion reflects on the past year, and we try to fix ourselves up
Change, and make goals
The jewish new year
I pass him every time i leave
And you do too,
Safeway man
Homeless,
Stuck to these streets
Shopping cart and dog stand tall beside him
Because that dog remains his only companion
Broken
Down
I saw,
The dirt that hid in every wrinkle of him.
The dirt that covered him,
I wanted to scream, “you’re not an abstract painting!”
You’re a beautiful soul
So she gave him forty dollars
Maybe
He
Spent
It wisely
Maybe
I have my fragile hope