Walking down 58th

Earbuds Misunderstood – They opened with that!
Construction curtains star
Seven strides East to city glare
Along steel canyon base
“I think I might just crawl back in bed” sings the moment
I Turn my head
A homeless man lay
sleeping.
Or dead.
Could I get him a job?
Not another thought,
past the Subway without decent food
do these grates ever confiscate
People?
Starbucks wait unemployment line deep
That’s fine
IPad and Times are mine
“venti” still ad word
Leave it LOWER CASE
Sips of rejuvenation
Sunny steps up
Past
girls in their summer dresses
Only one in mind
Strike
that
heart

cigarette light flashes
back under construction cloak
Front lighting the toll
Looking older than she should
Walking down 58th