Arts, Letters & Culture from SF Bay & Beyond.
Issue #101, Now – Contents:
Arts + Letters from the Bay & Way Beyond
On Powell Street a few blocks up from Market,
a rail thin, black transsexual in hot pants and a bra
is yelling at people, “25 cents. That’s all I need
to get something to eat!”
When I put a dollar in her hand, she says in a high-pitched voice,
“Oh my God, darling! You saved my life!”
And after I walk a few steps past her, I turn and see her
moving through the crowd, probably to the Burger King
or McDonalds where she’ll savor her food
as if it was a gourmet meal,
and maybe say a prayer for me. . .
the one who saved her life.
© 2017 by Jeff Zable
for Ken Freedman
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