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Spare Change

spare change

he takes shelter in a cardboard box
old newspapers for a bed
threadbare clothes rumpled and dirty
a concrete pillow for his head

picking up used cigarette butts
from the crowded littered street
dumpster diving for table scraps
searching for something to eat

huddling in an open doorway
on a cold cold winter’s night
battling to keep warm
swiftly losing the fight

asking hurried passers by
if they have change to spare 
no one gives a second look
no one seems to care

a salty tear rolls down 
his ruddy weathered cheek
what has happened to his life 
that it became so very bleak

March 5, 2020

Copyright © Abby Desantis | Year Posted 2020



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The New Normal

broadway is dark
stores are closed
social distancing 
is imposed

stay locked inside
shelter in place
six feet away
don’t touch your face

disinfect your hands
wash your clothes
is that a sniffle?
elbow your nose

binge on Netflix
all day long
hold back tears
try to stay strong

watch the news
who’s to blame?
pointing fingers
calling names

missing the hugs 
of family and friends
wondering how
this all may end

life has changed 
you know it’s temporary
we must have faith
so very scary

our new normal
since covid 19
a viral pandemic
the world has never seen

Copyright © Abby Desantis | Year Posted 2020


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