Contributor: Richard Schnap

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An unshaven man
In a worn army coat
Passes on the sidewalk
With a liquor store bag

While across the street
A girl without makeup
Also walks by
Carrying one herself

And each one sees
The other and for
A moment their eyes
Lock in an embrace

As if both of them feel
The same lonely burden
They try to forget
The same lonely way


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Richard Schnap is a poet, songwriter and collagist living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His poems have most recently appeared locally, nationally and overseas in a variety of print and online publications.