Friday, January 22, 2010

The Hobo Who Lives in Your Swamp

I am it.
Unknown and unpredictable.
My clothes tattered beyond recognition
and the color long faded away.
Everything but me seems to be the same.

I sit here,
rarely moving, slowly rotting.
My clothes, skin, hair, and teeth
smell like the swamp--
Afraid.

Live it!
Stand out--
run while you can!
And don’t look back at me.
You won’t stop.
Don’t stop.

I didn’t stay out.
I stayed in.
Afraid of the swamp?
Hell, I’ve become the swamp.

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