Gary
by Steven Gowin
Gary squats before the Safeway
on blue sky days.
Today he reads
Raymond Chandler.
Hair a little wild...
the professorial air.
Bipolar. Schizophrenic. Alcoholic.
Addicted. Abused. A reader?
Hobo and hoboed.
He's chosen me, or I him.
Use a buck, Gary?
Why thanks.
County stir's not so bad.
Chandler says the same.
Take care, OK?
Sure thing, you bet.
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Author's Note
You've got to have your homeless guy... got to find the right one.
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Enjoyed reading your poem.
This face bears a strong resemblance to the actor Pete Postlethwaite (see Usual Suspects). But I digress.
Like the use of hobo as a past tense verb. Like the clipped sound of "use a buck, Gary?" and "sure thing, you bet" In fact I like everything about this.
yes, nice stuff, steven.
"Bipolar. Schizophrenic. Alcoholic.
Addicted. Abused. A reader?"
What a question? Great.