Watch and Learn
written by: Bogdan Dragos
@1_dr_bogdan
I see him often as I
pass by
the rundown grocery store
He sits alone on
the front stairs
by the entry, right next
to the trashcan
picking up cigarette butts
and crushing them
and ripping them open
to scrounge whatever
leftover tobacco he can find
After he gathers enough
he rolls it into
a whole cigarette
lights it
and drags from it
just enough to make the
burning last
then he places it
into an open wound
in his right knee
The more I look at
it the more
it resembles a smiling
mouth
feminine
red lips
It was her
he spoke to all this time
and what beautiful words
he shares
It’s poetry
It’s love
It’s best to leave them
alone
for they are happier
in their own world
than I’ll ever be and simply
don’t need anything
All I’m gonna do
is watch and
learn
Watch and
learn
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