the parade continues

the man
on the corner
of the quaint
old town of cobblestoned
streets
and actors being
George
and Martha
asks you for
money.
there is a parade,
with horses,
children with green
balloons, old
men saluting.
shriners in tiny
red cars,
the heavy men
wearing tasseled hats,
zig zagging
along the street,
but the man on
the corner
has his hand out
asking
for money. spare
change, a dollar,
something
to get him
through the day.
you've seen him
a hundred times
before.
sometimes you give
him something,
other times
you keep walking.
when you give him
nothing
he curses you and
always says
the same thing.
fuck you faggot.
the parade continues.