As if in a
Morgue
Face concealed
The rest of him tucked beneath a
Grubby cover
And the feet, socksed, lying
On the pavement
Seem detached from the body
The skin between cover and socks, pale and
Mottled
But what can I do, I mutter as I pass by on my rushed way
What
I try to imagine the rest of him; almost certainly a him
Young or old?
Bearded or smooth faced?
Wrapped in a coat under that makeshift blanket against the
January air?
Where was he yesterday?
Tomorrow?
I glance at the feet as they rest on the far edge of the
margins
But a few inches away from traffic whizzing past
Oh, these defenseless feet, the socks slightly rolled down
as if
To not irritate the skin.
Pink socks.
Perhaps not a him after all.
But what can I do
What