Poetry of Issue #1
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BEGGARS' OPERA
Dave has been living in the streets for five years. He begs every day to get money for a bite to eat. He has a crutch that he uses just like in The Three Penny Opera that he's never heard of. They didn't assign Brecht in Dave's high school. The other day on the F train, Dave was telling the story of his accident and how he just got out of the emergency room of Beth Israel Hospital , when a blind man offered to give Dave a dollar. Dave said, "No man, that's ok!" and quickly made his way out the door and back into the next subway car, as the train moved on.
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I Like It
He claimed to be a Vietnam vet. He was raving. I thought that the cop who patrols this area of Penn Station would tell him he'd have to leave. I've seen him hanging out here before, talking loudly, but not out of control. He walked up to me and said loud and clear, "How long have you had that beard?" I told him, "About forty years." He smiled and said, "It's cool! I like it" George Snedeker |