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Leigh McLeroy's picture

"West."

Submitted by Leigh McLeroy on Mon, 07/12/2010 - 20:15

 
 

He sat on the curb near the west-bound on-ramp to I-10 with a ratty duffle bag at his feet and a sign in his lap. As I pulled closer to make a right hand turn, I imagined I knew what his message would be. I anticipated "hungry, please help" or "need work" or "homeless vet." But his hand-lettered SOS had only one word, and it wasn't a word I expected. It simply said "West."
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