The old man was standing
in the post office lobby, waving
to the security camera there

He appeared disheveled,
dirty clothes, and an unruly beard
that seemed to be assaulting his weathered face
A man with no home to call his own, I surmised

As he turned, I smiled and said,
"Everyone is watching these days."
With a look of disagreement, in a gravelly voice
he replied, "I don't know about that.
I was just trying to let people know I was here."

With no letter or package to be mailed,
and no other reason to be there apparent,
he simply walked out onto the street
talking with someone I could not see