East River Sighting

Nestled 'neath an overpass
A homeless guy camps out.
I pass his tent each morning
On my exercising route.

He has a lovely river view
And has no rent to pay,
Although it isn't quite the place
Where I would like to stay.

I rarely see him, but today,
Unfortunate for me, 
I caught him as he emptied out
His half-full jug of pee.

If ever you are tempted
To enjoy a river swim,
Heed my advice and find
Another venue for your whim.

This river's reputation
(Not a great one) stays intact
With this daily contribution
From a urinary tract!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Johnson Avatar
April 27, 2018 at 6:44 PM
Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, so many things wrong with this. Sad, and yet, here you are telling it with your usual flair. What emoticon do you put here? :
Adams Avatar
April 15, 2018 at 1:46 PM
Yikes! Well, if the water is flowing then theoretically it might be.........Ok, think I'll just go to a movie!!!....Another flawlessly rhymed, interesting, poem!!!
Rigoler Avatar
April 14, 2018 at 8:30 PM
Hahaha! And he's just one guy doing that! Imagine all the others! I hope no one's fishes in that river? BTW what color is the water of that river? Love reading your humor, Ilene. / M
Allison Avatar
April 14, 2018 at 3:13 PM
ha ha ha makes me glad i don't swim and if he doesn't have a 'doggy bag' and dumps his poop in there you could be going through the motions (sorry couldn't resist) lol. I sort of enjoyed my morning walk with you lol:-) hugs jan xx
Allison Avatar
April 15, 2018 at 5:36 PM
If I do get there we are sharing lemon cake and pastrami on rye and many happy times:-) hugs jan xx
Bauer Avatar
April 14, 2018 at 3:26 PM
Yikes! I didn't even think of that, Jan! If you ever get to New York (and I'd love that!), I promise to take you on a more scenic route...
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