God Help Us, the Street

Well dressed casual,
Early sixties, well built,
Gray crew-cut, and tan.

Navigating the West Lake Mall,
between the La Rouchies
and the Witnesses;

Shouting:

“Tom, talk to me! Talk to me, Tom!”

Marching,

Through a jungle,
Around a wreck,
Into an ER,

Or,

Kneeling,

and shouting:

“Tom, talk to me! Talk to me, Tom!”