Tuesday, February 18, 2025

too old to snatch purses anymore

i used to
run
until the knees gave out,
bones
grinding against bone.
at last,
the body said,
no more please.
i understand now
why
there are so few
purse
snatchers in the city
that are old.
we'd never
get away, we'd
never make it across
the street.

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