Wednesday, January 4, 2017

the new rich

the uncle, the rich
uncle
in his long white caddy,
his spats
and wide brimmed hat.
dapper
as only one can be from
south philly.
a garage mechanic who struck
it rich.
how clean his nails
were now.
confident in a cloud of perfume.
he would pat you on the head
and slip
a five
into your palm
before he kissed your
mother,
his sister farewell
and left
again to be whoever
he thought
he had become.

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