pointing things out

it's a day
of people pointing
at your tire
as you slow
down at the light,
or the cop
hiding in the bushes
with his motorcycle
stepping out
and pointing
with his finger
and pad in his
leather gloved
hand.
or on the subway
at that little
smudge of mustard
from a week ago
on your white
dress shirt,
or the shaving
cream still
in your ear like
a wet cotton ball.
they point,
and smile, and nod
it seems they've
had their day
too of being
pointed at, and
when you get
in line at the store,
thinking that
it's the front,
they all point
and gesture
towards the distant
end where you
need to go,
to move.