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Nov 2022
He sits in your downstream
and, despite a list of jobs
sitting in his back pocket,
he sits and as you talk at him
in his second or maybe third language
he shouts back his still focus
on your dignity rather than your tears
while the weight of his hand on your shoulder
and the intensity of his eyes on your face
ensures he doesn't miss one sob.
the kindness of a friend from another continent
Steve Page
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Steve Page  61/M/London, U.K.
(61/M/London, U.K.)   
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