Portrait

Black man.
Wrinkled face bares the worries of fifty-seven years.
Standing in the doorway of an abandoned building on Graham Street.
Pouring rain.
Leaning with despair.
Wondering about tomorrow.
Praying for something to change.
Brown corduroy sport coat.
Black sweatshirt underneath has a hood.
He uses it to keep out the pain
and keep in the little but of warmth that his frail, thin frame generates.
Warn jeans.
Old, once white, sneakers from the salvation army.
A thick grey beard holds months of struggle.
Winter’s coming.

Faith, Hope & Love

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