i don't have a social program outlined as of yet -

it was 90 degrees yesterday and -
while driving -
i saw a homeless man sitting on a guardrail
resting in the cool shade of a tree

he had white hair
a clean white bandage from wrist to elbow.
a new blue  hospital boot from toe to knee.
a tattered small red suitcase at his feet.

his face looked tired and worn
wished there was something i could do -
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Jaime, age 16 passed through criminal court
He wore an orange jumpsuit

his face looked tired and worn
wished there was something I could do -
   
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I smile.

He passes me the bread
at the family dinner table.