Fourth part of "Laužas" series "Laužas" (Lithuanian)- noun- bonfire- a complete piece of crap; barely standing shack; why is it still here; how is it still here?- a beautiful piece of architecture (depends on opinion)- a habitat for raccoons and Rays of sunshine 

I’ve seen too many like him,Eyes and faces gone,Teeth grey bits of cloudFallen from the sky.The rest of them stagger and jeer,Stowaways of the open airSlung across a sea of streetsBy insatiable storms,Gums bleeding in sympathy With diseased kidneys.Still they share their vodka;Even now some decency escapesThe filthy carapace of years.Urine is the scent they wear.If they were ever guided by gent...

I look around, the hordes of the homeless. Cardboard pavements. Then I see him, cramped like the buildings in a steamy alcove. The down-and-out, drifter, washed up here on unfortunate tides. Our worlds coincide. Sleeping bags piled up. Anne, as unromantic to the world as to me, turns her face away, stomps on, don’t make eye contact just ignore. I look to him. He is busking. Saxophone: brass sea...