covered & invisible

my time in rio thus far has been a different and eye openning experience.

i have seen younger and younger groups of kids...

barefoot and draped in oversized t-shirts...

some are lucky enough to possess blankets,

which drag along the black and white mosaic stones paving the sidewalks of copacabana.

these blankets look like donated goods from a church

(doubting they are provided by the goverment).

they are dirty, and carted around daily

providing privacy for drug use,

warmth from the elements

and shelter for naps during the day

and through the night.

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