Portal
Portal to another world
He slips from dream to dream, curled round himself in oblivious slumber
Ornate arches stretch over him
Elaborately entwined in proud Renaissance patterns
As he sprawls at their feet, a lonely sleeping bag at the bottom of the gateway
Unflinching and unmoved by tourist chatter,
The occasional jangle of coins by his ear
Or by the snapshots that make sure he is just out the picture
Portal to another world
He slips from dream to dream, curled round himself in oblivious slumber
Ornate arches stretch over him
Elaborately entwined in proud Renaissance patterns
As he sprawls at their feet, a lonely sleeping bag at the bottom of the gateway
Unflinching and unmoved by tourist chatter,
The occasional jangle of coins by his ear
Or by the snapshots that make sure he is just out the picture