The small children pushed through midtown
In the middle of the day in the middle of the week
Have a look they will not lose a long time:
Not lost, not finding what they want,
Neglectful of the words for invisible things.
© 2004 Jordan Davis
is the host of The Million Poems Show every month at the Bowery Poetry Club. With Chris Edgar, he edits The Hat. His first book, Million Poems Journal, was published in 2003.
