Every day
the old man
spends the hours
rummaging through
garbage cans
for food and
other things.
especially
bits of wire.
In the evenings,
well past midnight,
he melts down
the wire bits
found that day.
Every month,
he produces
a kilogram
of copper
he sells for
twenty-dollars.
,
He worked hard
every day
and survived.
He was content
He said:
“I have no worries.
People throw-away
more than I can use,
I get to choose
only the best.”