the newspaper listed him
solely
as a "52-year-old transient"
who died on the north side
near the railroad tracks
near the place the openings
in the railroad trestle
got cemented and closed up recently
to keep "transients" out
pittsburgh city fathers
following their political noses
right thru election day
throwing their weight around
detached in their warm homes
glutting unabashedly
holding hands
around the holiday table
--- e b bortz
