homage to: “and others”

they're found gathered behind the composition of the identifiable.

("Mobster, Tony "Six toes" Gnocchi was shot dead today

along with infamous gun-moll Beatrix Pitts... and others.")

one can define “and others” as unidentified witnesses to a crime scene

or those congregating on the sidewalks at the Award Ceremonies.

“and others” can never be personally praised for being smart enough

for buying the best automobile or smoking the safest cigarette

or adjudicated guilty of a felonious incident.

"and others" can be found lingering behind the glossy yellow tape,

whose names are inconsequential when the sightseeing bus

topples from the mountainside killing the Pope's special envoy.

then there's this:"and others" are those assigned to the last car

of the procession containing third cousins of the dearly departed

who are the busiest tagalongs in the world.