I saw a man
On the sidewalk
Laying on his side
Beside
A broken wheelchair

One wheel
Was detached
And he was tinkering
With the part
Of the chair
Where
The wheel connects

One of his feet
In a cast
Was laid out
Far enough
Into the bike lane
That bikers
Had to swerve
To avoid

All considered
He did not seem
As stressed
As I would presume
Of a man
In a wheelchair
That is missing
One of two wheels

Tinkering
With the wheel
With the same disinterest
That one would surf
Channels on the TV
In their own home