Old men
Wearing T-shirts
The other way,
And searching for its tag
Behind their necks.
Of course,
They don't find it.
Old men
Carrying radios
Without batteries.
Not knowing
How to put the batteries.
Still carrying it around.
Getting laughed at.
Of course,
They don't hear it.
Old men
Watering plants
With cracked sprinklers.
All alone.
Not buying another one.
Not knowing
Where to buy another one.
Of course,
They don't care.
Because
No one
Cared for them.
No one
Put batteries
In those radios
No one
Watered
These plants.
Why does a crumbling plant
Need water?
They ask.
Because it is only crumbling.
Not crumbled.
Why put batteries
In old radios?
They ask.
Because they still work.
No batteries.
No water.
Only old men
Broken without these.
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