Brownstones in Brooklyn

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Thirty six years had gone by and the gum
that I had left under the edge of the porch
was still there. The words I spoke then
hovered in the air and in my head. The
arrogant, vain, small minded things I
said took my measure, and I had to wear
that suit for many a long year.

This drawing measures 7” x 4.5”. It is drawn on off white drawing paper with a brown wax pencil. It is signed and dated across the bottom, Richard Britell, September 18, 2001.