By Niklas Stephenson
Men and women in suits
scurry and hurry
on the move, rushing
apathetic and pathetic
content and willing
to crawl up the boss’ ass
to afford things
they think will subdue time
the bum watches and smiles
knowing that time doesn’t exist
and death hides in their shadow
ready to make their lives
spent pleasing and appeasing
a wasted one
while he has the time to
observe and learn from the world
giving him
death as prize not tragedy.
Niklas “Manik” Stephenson is a German American writer and poet currently living in Speyer, Germany. He has published two chapbooks of poetry with Analog Submission Press and self published a novel, “Bloodbursts”, available on Amazon. In his spare time he provocates whoever and whatever he can and finds peace with his wife, son and family. Instagram @manikbloc
