Donald Oswald Alexander was his name
but his coworkers just called him by his initials–D O A
because they didn’t bother
no one bothered
Every day he drove to work alone
remained in his cubicle, alone–except for the phone calls he made
drove home alone
to his apartment, alone
He really was a good person
but no one bothered to notice,
just left him alone
One day he decided to walk to work
for a change
for fresh air
to see other people walking
He saw a little boy too
crossing the street
he fell
Donald Oswald Alexander ran to help
he stopped to pick the boy up
the bus didn’t stop
An ambulance came–
eventually
the boy was fine
When Donald Oswald Alexander was finally wheeled into the hospital
he was still
just
D. O. A.
