A drunk woman sprawls
in a moonlit alleyway—
spring melancholy.
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Parting the curtains,
the woman across the street
spies on her neighbors.
The homeless woman,
shifting in her cardboard box,
startles a field mouse.
Lost
On a snowy bench
an old woman sits, weeping
for all she has lost.
Box
passing the long night
in a washing machine box—
the homeless woman
Bike
Sleet and freezing rain—
the homeless woman dismounts
from her wobbly bike.
Homeless
A homeless woman
wearing at least three sweaters
sifts though last night’s trash.
