Colfax

in a line against the building,

sitting down are representatives 

of all races

the addicts staying in the rain

late on a Saturday afternoon

one of the many facets along an

urban stretch of US 40

a mix of yuppie bars, head shops,

liquor outlets, bodegas and

roach motels

from the young to the old,

from the homeless to the wealthy,

from the hopheads to the crackheads,

this stretch of pavement is where all

the beings congregate disparately

even the politicians assemble here

as the rain falls on the homeless vet

pushing his shopping cart of belongings

into the bus stop shelter

the just and unjust alike exist here

on Colfax Avenue

Reviews

[wordman]

sad situation,a place where they all meet,but nothing is fixed
for next saturday they will pass once again

[Kenneth The Poet]

Most likely. I felt like a reporter send on assignment when I wrote this.

[wordman]

yeah i can see that,trying to get the feel of it all

[Chris]

true democracy...who'd a thunk

[Kenneth The Poet]

Yeah, a street in the big city has that ability from what I saw today.

[Kenneth The Poet]

Thank you, Chris. Glad to see you again.

[Chris]

after they make being poor and homeless against the law what happens? Wait, they already did that in a lot of places... good seeing you Ken

[Kenneth The Poet]

Who knows? Who knows?

[Chris]

The Shadow ALWAYS knows!