Image: Unmoving and Undisturbed (here)
barely a few hours ago
he was lying on the park bench
unmoving except for a lone fly
keeping him company
thought to be sleeping
had one too many perhaps
stopped sat awhile apparently
none there to bother
nor anyone for company
for the bench looked inviting
tired, his head swirling fell asleep
thus the last moments
not of a wayward hobo
but a respectable community leader
an initiator for community service
well dressed
not unkempt like a homeless
there he was found
a massive heart attack did him in
identified through his wallet
with wads of greenback still intact
the innocent victim with a heart condition
who insisted to be with his buddies at the pub
but left early hoping for a taxi
in the wee hours of the morning
Laura's at d'Verse - Poetics
This is an interesting twist on the prompt. I love the story you tell.
ReplyDeleteGreat job!
Oh, such a sad turn.
ReplyDeleteI like the transition of what I expected to be a hobo to a community leader.
ReplyDeleteThis is so sad, Hank, a dead person with only a fly to keep him company. And what a twist! Not a homeless person but ‘an initiator for community service / well dressed’.
ReplyDeleteBravo! a really good response to the prompt - so visual
ReplyDelete'thought to be sleeping' and how well you turned assumptions from the hobo
As they say...looks deceive. So many misconceptions tangled in your words.
ReplyDeleteLike Frank: I like the transition of what I expected to be a hobo to a community leader. Death comes to all
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