From the day
Perspective: The Street Photographer · Tactile
The damp wool of my checkered overcoat drags heavy against my neck as I lean over the Leica, watching a shopkeeper wind up a tin toy—one of those mechanical **robots** that clatters across the sidewalk with a metallic shiver. A dandy in a stiff linen collar sneers at the display, his hand twitching near the pocket where he surely keeps a hidden **gat**, while across the street, a doctor’s sign promises the miracle of **insulin** for those with thinning veins and pale skin. I ignore the headlines about the Hylan inquiry to focus on a child clutching a burlap Raggedy Andy, the toy’s red yarn hair fraying under her sticky grip. It’s a city of lies that even a **polygraph** couldn’t untangle, but the way the spring light hits the rivets of a passing motorcar makes me think, *ain't we got fun?*