Like so many subway performers
Trying to figure out what works
What their special talent is
The people go on with their conversations
Or smile, recognizing his tune
Or nothing
No reaction at all
This man
Only a set of mismatched sneakers
And a plastic bag tambourine of shaking, settling coins
Oh, God is on your side
I hope you've enjoyed my song
Anything will help
A penny is good
A dollar's better
(laughs, alone)
I'm hungry
And in the next car is another starving man
Singing
My baby does the hanky panky
With the most endearing smile
The whitest teeth
You've ever seen
Just and flourishing with his place in the world
Like a tiny fish swimming in unison with his surroundings
In the mouth of a much larger fish
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