He sat there
Every day
For as long as anyone 
Could remember
Every day
Reading the newspaper
Just sitting there
As the world went by

Everyone knew him

But no-one
Really knew
Who he 
Was

No-one
Every bothered him
Even
Hardened criminals
Left him alone

From sunup 
To sundown
He sat there
And read the 
Newspaper

But then
One day
He was gone

The chair which
Had been
Filled
For so long
Was
Solemnly Empty

It seemed Final
Concluding
Ultimate

Everyone noticed
But no-one
Said
Anything

Gone

Vanished

Disappeared

All
which remained
Was
A folded up
Newspaper

And he was gone.