John Budan

Unsung

The elderly ”cart man” was rained on, sweated through heat waves, and froze during winters. I will no longer hear the rattling of his heavy beasts clunking across the asphalt. It was a heart attack and I regret that after ten years I never once said hello or expressed my gratitude to the nameless hero.

in my headlights
a lone figure
at the far end
of a parking lot
lights a cigarette

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About the Author

John Budan has published widely. He lived in France where he found his alter ego Guignol in Paris at the Jardin du Luxembourg.

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