Prospects for Advancement
by michael helsem


madman with a gun
waved in

indigence has no tears

sufficient only to the day's
outrage, & until its close

indigence has no tears

the air in this late morning hour
mild, the tasks no more than minimal

indigence has no tears

what record i have kept
like vandalism, wends its way

indigence has no tears






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