Transported
by Kathleen Kirk
I hip swing through the turnstile
of the upscale commuter station
where a train takes you farther than you need to go
and you have to circle back
to find your way home.
So many verticals, so many concrete barriers.
Awake, I know public transportation = how will I get there?
Awake, I revisit the stone platitude about the journey
not the destination, but what I remember is a coffeeshop
down the street from the station, where a woman
hung over a chrome-legged stool, asleep at the counter,
and I cared about her, utter stranger.
Copyright © 2014 by Kathleen Kirk.