Possessions
Joseph, the Vietnam veteran
pushes his supermarket cart
filled with his possessions:
dirty cloths, a can opener
pair of spare runners
smiling hole in the left sole
plastic bag full of things
he doesn’t stir anymore
Joseph searches the back lane
of the street for something
he lost long ago
vibrant sunny morning
very early in his task
in Atlanta Georgia, he searches
for something as invisible
as his dividends
on the defense contractors’
annual earnings report
Manolis Aligizakis 