blather
overdosed_in_hells_depths
. i live in a city
where the city employs people
to poke the bodies
on the sidewalk
to either
1) move them along
or
2) clear out the body


last week
i was walking on fourth avenue
to get lunch
and saw a body
passed_ouy on the sidewalk
head and torso
covered in blankets
a stream of dampness on the sidewalk
from the crotch of the jeans
i could not tell if
the person was alive or dead
i just kept walking


i am afraid of becoming numb
i am tired of crying
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