Who is My Neighbor?
Who is My Neighbor?
by Alixa Brobbey
A certain man went downon the Subway. Jello legsand floppy wrists. Sat jagged, tucked next tobright orange bench.A silver man went downon Broadway. Droppedsideways, hands to chest.
A salty man. Fifth Avenue.Some soft man. Sidewalk steps. Scared woman. Stuttering teen. Sniffling
baby. Went down and down.Bodies dropped like leaves,brown with thirst.
A certain blazer crossedthe street. A certain crosscrossed himself and sidestepped.
And the neighbor trippedover laces, rushing cornerto car to bench. Dripping
bandaids from her hands.And the certain men keptdropping and dropping.
Again. And again. Anddown yet again.
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Featured in our July 2023 issue, "Neighborhood"