Charlie, ailing, on Ramblas, Barcelona, Spain
Originally uploaded by qwurky.
It was a bad day for Charlie, the short old, sick Chaplin impersonator. He stands stark still hour after hour, waiting for, among other things, hand-outs from the passers-by.
I sometimes ask myself how old he is, and my only answer seems to be, "Too old."
Yesterday, there were few hand-outs and Charlie was sick and weak, as you can probably see, and if he had happiness somewhere, it was not in his face.
Some drunk Brits mocked him, took photos of each other beside him and left, braying, without giving Charlie a cent.
I am sad now. Why?
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