Pome: Sitting On The Kerb Outside The Wendy’s At Orange Blossom And Gore
A few miles away from Disney and Universal
Sitting On The Kerb Outside The Wendy’s At Orange Blossom And Gore
with a cheeseburger and minute maid and fries
i sit and see the poor and forgotten, the homeless who were kids once before the world abandoned them
and one walks up and says, ‘that bitch is telling me i do wrong and stopping me going in the McDonald’s’
and i look at him and i say, ‘i’m sorry’
and he looks at me - so young and old and, quiet, says, ‘i’m sorry too’
and he wanders off
i watch
and the air is warm and scented fragrant and Orlando is this, a place like anywhere - the view is beautiful and sad -
which is us all:
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