THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF INVISIBILITY

thin old men
still want
for something
other than
loneliness
or death
or swollen prostates --

a good flow
a better cane
from Goodwill
a brittle old paperback
he's read before
(but what a find!)

a bottle of good wine
on the markdown

pumpernickle bread
from the day old store
and american cheese food slices
make a good supper
and it ain't a bad life
except for the way
no one looks you
in the eye,
even when they
hand you your change