What I Saw on the Street Today

This is what i saw on the street today: an old-fashioned tin lunch box, lying wide open, right there on the sidewalk near the curb. Tucked inside and gently, teasingly, ever-so-slightly spilling over the open top was the largest pile of shit i've ever seen. two thick logs. it was a bluebottle fly party. the reek followed me for about four or five paces. nonetheless i couldn't help but smile thinking of the effort someone took to put together such a parcel.