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For Alex (aka Cheecho)

September 1, 2014
By Mikki GOLD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mikki GOLD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." (Albert Einstein)


Do you see

that man standing there

above the pain of loneliness and

the rain-stained curb

who threw his life in a plastic bag

and a Dora backpack?


The author's comments:

This poem is dedictated to a local homeless addict named Alex. Get well soon, man.


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