the food cart man
by Owen Taupier
A food cart at night in Times Square,
the man looking out into the distance
working the busiest street out in the cold
in deep thought, he worries.
The man looking out into the distance
he sees the chatter of the crowds of people,
in deep thought, he worries
imagining the night that is to come.
He sees the chatter of the crowds of people
they wander the streets contented,
imagining the night that is to come
the man waits for the coming customers.
They wander the streets contented.
Working the busiest street out in the cold
the man waits for the coming customers
a food cart in the night of Times Square.
Owen Taupier is currently a senior at Kents Hill School, an independent boarding school in rural Maine.
