A Brief Case of a Man

briefcase in hand
framed between
back-breaking cracks
in a sidewalk
trying to make some
sense out of this world

that expression
he carries around with him
(every there he goes)
(along his face)
mother warned him
"it will freeze that way"

he must not have listened
because
he stood there now
looking as if
he couldn’t remember
the name of the game
he was playing

hide and seek
or
ring a round of roses

this expression was not
entirely different
from yours
right now