Saw the sidewalk
and its preacher man
the shepherd
the litter George Street;
salvation

           pamphlets and
penny-sermons riding the curbs.

“We shall all be punished
for the evil we have brought
to this world! Let god into
your life before it’s too late!”

Books have always been
my redemption; a flock grazing
his collection managed to keep me
from his charms and staff.