Discarded and Collected
When I see a person stop, kneel,
And take another’s discarded
Trash from the sidewalk and drop
It in a nearby garbage can, all
Without breaking a stride,
I stop and consider the refuse
I’ve ignored all my life and those
And take another’s discarded
Trash from the sidewalk and drop
It in a nearby garbage can, all
Without breaking a stride,
I stop and consider the refuse
I’ve ignored all my life and those
people who have come behind me
to take a quick knee and gather
up the things I didn’t throw away.
to take a quick knee and gather
up the things I didn’t throw away.