Street Lamp 
  
Amidst a cool 
Gray fog, 
Under a glowing, 
Glimmering, glitter of 
Amber, 
In the streets, 
On them, 
Among them. 
Walking past the 
Corner store, 
Smoking and drinking. 
White Elephant 
Numbs emotion, 
False satisfaction 
For awhile. 
But he breathes the air 
Of a dark alley, 
His alley, a home. 
His blanket, 
The New York Times. 
The smoke in the sky, 
His life. 
  
4/99 
  
1999 © Joshua Golden