he was thoughtful boy

there a was kid back

in the old

neighborhood, Jimmy Click,

who always wore a black

beret and a long

black trench coat,

who would

give out nickel bags of

weed

for christmas.

high quality stuff,

not your weak home grown

basement plants

with a light pointed at them.

this was refined weed,

with the seeds shaken out.

he'd tie up the dope in little

burlap bags with a nice

festive red bow.

he was very generous

and thoughtful.

sometimes he'd add

in some rolling papers,

or a small homemade

pipe created from tin foil

and an empty toilet paper roll.

i always felt bad that

i never got him anything

for the holidays,

or visited him

when he went to jail.