There was a woman sitting contentedly at the bus stop today.
\nShe had a green knit hat. It looked homemade.
\nI sat next to her on the small bench,
\npulled out my textbook to read (exams next week).
\nShe asked what I was studying in school.
\n“Business, and then hopefully start my own someday.”
\nShe smiled, with a wistful look in her eyes,
\n“I wanted to do that.”<\/i>
\nWe talked about social security, politics,
\nand the politics of family in which the oldest sister dies
\nand she, the middle one, is responsible for their parents.
\n“I am 50 years old. I don’t know how I am going to do it.”<\/i>
\nThe bus came, she sat in the back, and I stood nearby.
\nOne of her counterparts was already on the bus
\nand with more in common to talk about, they conversed.
\nI only had a few blocks to go, and as I stepped off the bus,
\nshe called after me: “Good luck!”<\/i>
\nand smiled lovingly.
\nI waved goodbye and smiled back,
\nbreathing in bus exhaust as I walked away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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