RAGGEDY BUMS

A candied apple
a merry-go-round
a mugging at
the subway stop.

Popsicle sticks
litter the ground
a switchblade
opens a cop.

Sunny faces
freckles too
freebasing
in the slums.

Clowns painted
happy clowns
made up sad
into raggedy bums.

Candied apples
merry go rounds, or
freebasing in the slums.