To Be Human

We found him at the corner of Crabhead & Dead
a mere mortal
pretending to be something he's not:
Novel

Forget the disheveled look,
the aloof stare,
quality scars seemingly showing
gangrene

He just did not look
undead
He would be spotted
a mile away
and would not make it past the
Alzores and surly not past
the graveyard

Still,
we took him with us
risking life and limb
His of course