the bus driver

the bus driver
won't let
you off.
this is not your
stop,
he says.
you don't live
here. i know
where you live.
but you plead
for him to stop.
you want to
walk
the rest of the way.
go through
the park,
the alley, take
the long way
around
past her house,
peer into
her window.
see if there is
a light on,
but he shakes
his head no
and keeps his
hands on the wheel.
the door shut tight.
i know what's
best for you he
says. you have to
forget about her.