#15. LAUNDRY DAY
A skinny man wearing only green skivvies stands inside the fountain basin washing his clothes.
He stands on the lowest step, bends gracefully and dips each article of clothing into the water a few times. That’s the washing. He’s in no hurry.
Passersby snap pix. The New Yorkers scowl and wonder where the Park Rangers are when you need them. The tourists smile and are thankful for the story they’ll tell their friends. A Big Apple souvenir.
A young woman climbs down the steps and talks to him. Is she warning him that he could get arrested?
Oh, how silly of me.
Cops no longer come into the park unless there’s a riot.
Or to cause a riot.
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