ED WOODS

Donations

to meet human obligations

a portion of income

is gifted to charities

with envelope in hand

at the postal box

a scene catches my eye

in fixated stare

across the street

I survey the line up

at my chosen charity

a local Food Bank

designer dressed people

from trendy sideways cap

down to signature soles

cigarette in one hand

logo coffee in the other

they jostle both

to cope with the dilemma

to talk on a cell phone

and scratch off a lottery ticket

until doors open wide

to fill their bags tight

reflected from a window

behind my blue collar soul

is letter of good intentions

about to be released

to cover their lifestyle

this image pauses

then peeled back the stamp

and ripped up the envelope

a quick reflected nod

and then it’s off

to the same logo shop

for a beverage to sip

in contentment of change

enroute home

CopyrightEd Woods(C)2011