LA River
Open eyes
accuse
attackers
a
rigid finger points out
seeking
justice
a
12 year old
riddled
with holes
shoes
missing
empty
wallet
how
much money could he have had
soda
bottle broke nearby
as
I stare at a head wound
half eaten burger
a robbery
but
a child?
I
held back
ran in anger
clenching my jaw
almost
as hard as his
fighting
back tears
to
look for those missing shoes
or
kill the guys that did this
or maybe to call the cops
or maybe to hug a whore
don’t remember where I ran that day
or what I did
I just ran and did whatever it was
as
the body lay still
in
the shallow water
displaying
shame
10-1-2001 8:15am
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