My Neighborhood Capitalist
written by: John Grochalski
@JohnGrochalski
he paces the block
up and down, down and up
at least a dozen times a day
mr. big shot
work-from-home
cigarette in hand
cell phone by his ear
scruffy beard
potbelly
lime-green crocks on his feet
in any type of weather
vomiting
stock quotes
and shouting
into people’s windows
at all hours
there are thousands out there
sick and dying
and suffering in countless ways
but sadly
for all of us
he’s not one of them.
John Grochalski is the author of five poetry collections, three novels, and the novella Wolves of Berlin Play Amateur Night at the Flute and Fiddle Pub (Alien Buddha Press 2024). He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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