she was looking for a purse



the shop was closed and

the guy with the longer hair

said it had gone broke



liquidised



the other said he lived in the doorway now



i could see it was good and deep

and with no customers

nil disturbance



he said

he lost the plot

when his mother died

ended in prison

before his new home

less

ness



in the doorway of the jewellery shop

with unsold rings over one thousands

pounds in the window



the first guy commented a wonder

no one had smashed the glass and

grabbed



sometimes he said

he liked a drink

made things feel better a while



she did not get her purse