I can’t remember
if I talked
to her much
the American Indian
who panhandled
Mission St.
between 5th and 6th
But when I did
she seemed put off
didn’t want
any of my words
didn’t even seem
to care
about any change
I dropped
in her cup.
She had a stare
beyond the place
She panhandled
or just sat
on the sidewalk
when she had
four limbs
then three
then two
the stubs of her legs
bandaged
bleeding
Then she was gone
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