<html aria-label="message body"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 22px;">Unnoticed</span><div style="font-size: 22px;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A mattress under golden leaves</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">a man with light brown hair </span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">a blond lab lies beside him.</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Cyclists, pedestrians go about their day</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">two swans glide along the Landwehrkanal </span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">there is light and peace around him</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">at this moment in time.</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Is it because I travel through</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">that I take notice. </span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">What do I miss when I’m home</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">when going about my regular routine.</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Do I close my eyes as well.</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">No one seems to mind or care </span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">this young man might be dying </span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">what can anyone really do.</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Should we ask his name and number</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">call his mother, big brother</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">to find him at this location. </span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Content with lying on a mattress, </span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">a stunning view by the water </span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">an open sky above</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">nothing could be better than this.</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">His dog beside him</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">among wet golden leaves.</span><br><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Patty LeBon Herb</span></div></div></body></html>