A Matter of Pride
Shabby guy sprawled on sidewalk
empty bottle in his hand,
his hat upturned like an open palm.
Passersby naturally pass him by.
But one lady,
one frugally dressed lady bedecked with rhinestones,
carrying a shopping bag labeled Al’s Discounts,
opens her imitation leather pocketbook
and deigns to drop a coin
(nickel, dime, or quarter, but definitely not a half-dollar.)
Old shabby throws it back to Miss Hoity-toity.
He rises, positions his dirty chapeau on his disheveled hair,
Keep your change madam, for you have the rare honor
of making the serendipity acquaintance
not of a mere beggar but of a fallen-down drunk.
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Genres: Poetry. Authors: Richard Fein. Form: Free Verse. Length: 15 lines. Editor who accepted this story: K.E. Abel.
Author Bio
The poets that have influenced RICHARD FEIN the most are those of the New York and deep images school. Whatever they do, he does the opposite.
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