Sunday, July 25, 2021

the paper boy

there are no paper boys
anymore,
it's a grown man throwing
papers
out of his car
in the direction of your porch.
there is no kid
knocking at the door,
collecting for the Post,
or Times.
you see no wagon
being pulled up the street
with a dog behind it.
no christmas cookies
given, no treats,
no tips.
no watching the boy
grow up
with his redden cheeks.

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