offering to help him
in the heat, the swelter
yet not knowing
how to ask directly
his eyes so small
crinkled in lines of smile
sunken in his face
a pallor to his cheeks
yet well-fed
despite his best efforts
sunken chin
little beard stumble
heavy wool shirt,
baggy on his body
shoulders turned inward
yet still independent
check purple and black
dark-blue Dickies, not chinos,
except where soiled as if a bucket
had been perched on his lap
soft warm hands
long nails, ridged, well-rounded
misunderstanding
what my words meant
climbing our porch
entering in behind me
as I ran in for my keys
to try to take him homeward
shuffling on himself, with a purpose
not able to articulate
where he was going
but a sense he wasn’t
truly lost yet.
July 2, 2012
written at
Poet’s Corner
monthly poetry readings
Suncook Senior Center
July 2, 2012
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Monday, July 02, 2012
His eyes so small
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