He started stealing at age six,
a candy bar from a candy store.
By twelve he was a pro, never
got caught
and graduated to clothes and
pick pocketing wallets
and stealing purses, but at sixteen
he got caught pick pocketing a
Mafioso’s wallet, and nobody’s
seen Freddy since.
They say he’s buried under a new
bank in the heart of the city.
If so, I imagine Freddy would like
being buried under all that cash.
Bob Boyd