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Honorable Mention
To the Homeless Man Living in the Third Floor Stairwell of a Parking Garage
Jim Doss

This urine dampness tells us you’ve returned

to rebuild this mosaic of your life
in shards of wine and beer bottles
read by our feet in Braille.

Last week, the generosity of strangers
cast its voodoo luck
into chicken bones and a greasy KFC box.

This morning, it’s a used condom
slithering across the cement floor
in search of real love.

Now, it’s my hand reaching
to the top of the thin-lipped doorframe
to place this offering of toothpaste
beside a white toothbrush:

the bristles already worn into soft moss
trying to wash your mouth clean.

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