Short(s)

By
Gene Novogrodsky
– December 7, 2011Posted in: Local Writers & Poets, Poetry

…the one-armed alley scavenger can change a bike tire.

Yes, he can.

I’ve seen him do it, kneeling next to his three-wheeler that is full of cans, cardboard, scrap metal and broken aluminum.

—–

“And have you see him?”

“No, I haven’t.”

You see a man buying lottery tickets daily for a month, and then he’s gone.

“Try the obituary section,” I crack.

And I could ask the same, “And have you seen him?”

—–

Clear it, drop it,
And know that you are alone,
With some “polite” enough to ask.

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About Gene Novogrodsky

Eugene “Gene” Novogrodsky has lived in the Rio Grande Valley in Brownsville for 21 years. He is a co-founder of the Narciso Maritinez Cultural Arts Center Writers Forum in San Benito. He says he has rarely been published; he fears rejection! Instead he loves to read his work in Savory Perks, in the Writers forum, and the Valley International Poetry Festival events. What he enjoys most is reading to several friends, or even strangers in small groups. He is married to his friend and companion, Ruth E. Wagner, who is also a poet and craftsperson. He does write letters to both print and online publications and has been a good friend to Writers of the Rio Grande.