fall issue preview: 10 lines from Ab Davis’ “Homeless Man Found On the Railroad Tracks With a Bible and a Beer”

I have taken note, ‘Homeless man found on the railroad tracks

with a Bible and a beer.’

A drop in the bucket.

Dear Lord.

Never mind.

I’ll just wait in line,

wait my turn.

I’ll know when —

like Tonto I can put my head on the rails,

know when the next commuter train is coming.

Prints Project update, late August | pea river journal - August 28, 2014
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