There’s a
boy
who sits on
the
sidewalk
and waits
all day
long.
The sun is
hard and
the
light is
strong
and he
stays still.
Nothing can
interrupt him
from his
quiet
mission
not even
the stray dogs
not even
the ice cream truck.
And when
the day
fades
away
he sighs
once
and leaves
the
sidewalk
alone.