Bag Lady

Bag Lady Chicago’s North Side This senior citizen whose face is Rushmore still squats with pigeons on the steps of the Rogers Park Masonic Temple. She wears a shawl this snowy day and is beneath the visor of a hunting cap a woman who has paused along the way. Her shopping bags, stuffed, frayed, and each square feature of her face, confess she speaks at best a little English. Rested, she will rise, a penguin on a floe, and navigate her day. Donal Mahoney