Friday, October 16, 2026

at each rattled stop

leaving who
you are,
even for a minute will
divulge
the nature of the person
your eyes
are looking into.
not by words, but
by their faces.
you can tell if they
are angry,
afraid,
or in love,
as they hold the strap
in the subway
car,
perhaps hurt.
is it darkness you see,
or light?
but you have to put
yourself away
first.
which is hard to do,
each rattled stop
brings
more. all new.

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