Down On The Beach

Every day he went to the beach
Sat on the same park bench
People would notice him writing
Possibly a novel or poems?
He hated seagulls
Hated them
Gave them weird things to eat
Kicked at them and threw things at them
He always brought a half of a watermelon
And would eat it as he read Richard Brautigan poems
This caused some to fear for his mental health
So they would ask him what he was doing
He would reply something like,
“Well I bought this deodorant called Ocean Breeze,
And I come down here to see if that is what it smells like.”
Then he would laugh and point out the rotting fishes
The trash and hypodermic needles and the stinking trash can.
One day, sitting on the park bench, he died.
They knew he was dead because a seagull perched atop his head
In his hand was his notebook
With page after page
Filled with the words
"Deliver us from wolves"