Christopher Cunningham / College Park, GA

(The Victory of Good Over Evil)

I dug
thru my pockets
and
found a lighter
and
lit his
smoke for him.

he took a long
drag
and
blew it into
the
dark
air.

he
thanked me.

and
never asked
for any
spare change.

he walked away
and
I thought
I saw

a
flame,
rising.

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