He walks with a swaying gait leaning
Forward, occasionally stopping to
Pick up a coin from the concrete sidewalk
Coins used to be good currency
For vending machines and toll booths; now
They seem to be tossed to the sidewalk
What will become of 'Dropping a dime'
When there are no functioning phone booths
At the corner stores or along the sidewalk
I considered it a lucky day when I would
Find a penny, or a quarter, now it seems I can
Hit a jackpot of coins along the sidewalk
Spending has become a plastic swipe
Coins will jingle only in pockets of the people
Who pickup the coins from the sidewalks
What will become of the city street people
Who would ask for spare change as they
Mingled at the corner stores on the sidewalk
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