He is looking down,
He pats down his thighs,
He walks in circles,
Closer, his eyes are red rimmed,
He clucks to himself
A man stands in a park.
His hair is wild,
casting octopus shadows
on living, writhing grasses.
his palms opened upward.
He is puzzled.
The breeze laughs in his face.
remains empty-handed.
He is confused, turns slowly,
looks down at his octopus shadow.
his hair is wild,
his brow is furrowed.
He digs in his pockets.
he laughs with the breezes.
He pulls a pocket inside out
revealing a large hole.
in sunshine,
smooths back his hair,
and walks slowly away.
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