The jumping

He jumped. Everyone had seen it but nobody said nothing, you know? I know. Hey did you know him? Look familiar? Like maybe from around the neighborhood? I don’t know. I don’t think so, but man he jumped. Just like that? Just like that. One minute he’s standing here, plain as you and me and the next, the next, he’s gone. Just up and jumped. Who does that? I don’t know. Maybe more than we think. Can you describe him? Yeah, sure, he’s wearing one of them long coats, you know the kind goes all the way to the ankles. What they call those? A trench coat? Yeah, right,that’s what they call them, a trench coat. He had a trench coat. Light brown. And one of them hats, you know, round on the top with a little brim all round. What they call those? A bowler? YeH, that’s right, that’s what they call them. He had on a black bowler. Anything else you can remember. Yeah, the big watch. Huge face. Looked like the thing weighed five pounds. Pribably what sunk him. Sinking was the last of his worries. How you come to see him? I’m on this here bridge every night. Never been too good at sleeping, you know what I mean. So I come here almost every night now. Walk, smoke, look at that moon and stars when I can see them way high up there in the shy. I was looking at the moon. It’s almost full tonight, you see that? Yeah, I was just looking at the moon and then look down and there is right in front of me. He just appeared. Like a ghost, suddenly he was there. He had one leg over already. Don’t I said, don’t do it, i said “I live you brother.I do.” I didn’t know what I’d to say you know? And he stopped, and he looked right past me. He dyes ain’t got nothing in them. And he just stays there one leg over They just look a thousand mile away. I hate this damn bridge I said . I really do. Meant every