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newspapers #breathless #poetry #adhd
from a carrier pigeon who shouldered
the weight of the world
entrusted to pre-teen boys
who could pedal a bike with 30+
unstapled publications folded with flyers
inside of yet wet print,
stuffed in a logo-ed satchel,
hung around the neck, delivered
before school or by supper-time,
chased by the canines of curs --
just the same as our mailmen --
shifting speeds at intersections
hoping to avoid heavy machines
and driver's neglect for brakes.
dimes and quarters scooped
from mailboxes, jars, under doormat,
inside a door frame or porch and other designated areas
a stripe-shirt with blond mop and red face could hunt,
accept your currency, so bosses get their cut
on a weekly basis, or just not profit in porcine safe --
because delinquent -- and 12-year-olds
couldn't conceive collection without
a commission-less, parent accountant.
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