Black and White Photo Sepia

Black and White Photo In her forties bandana his mother looks on Life's taken a turn, The war is won. Dark and beautiful her son at her side leans his head to her cheek Norman Rockwell style. He grows dutiful, practical, colors in the lines, stacks his blocks neatly and gets gold stars. Sepia The jobs come. The jobs go. The scotch helps. His mother is old. The #two bus comes. He hasn’t the fare, He drags three Glad bags on the sidewalk to nowhere. All his possessions in three double ply bags. The perfect son to perfect bum. Nobody cares.