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Red
Shopping Cart
A red shopping cart,
Four men and a woman
Homeless,
Picking up things
As they stroll
Down the street,
The red shopping cart
Clicking and squeaking,
No talking
Just walking, stooping
And picking,
Passing an almost done
Cigarette butt around,
I’ve seen that
Red Shopping Cart
Parked like a family sedan
In a suburban driveway,
On an empty lot
Across from McDonald’s
Where the tall grass
Hides the plastic and
Cardboard tied to
The chain link fence.
Stephen Nesbitt ©
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