on the way to work this morning,
i pass a woman whose face is red with effort,
each step hitting the sidewalk with deliberation
underneath her ponderous fur coat.
on the way home,
packed into an overcrowded subway car,
my fingers barely cling to the cold metal pole overhead,
and someone's suitcase is at the back of my knees.
the girl standing next to me
is loudly smacking her gum,
punctuating the air next to my right ear
with her satisfied smacks.
i give her a look,
and turn away at the sight
of a mouth hugely opening and shutting,
but not before i exchange glances of complicity
with the woman across from me.
one stop to go,
and i'm having to endure the couple
exchanging wet kisses a few feet away.
i'm starting to feel sick
and realize too late that i should have
pulled out my headphones
and drowned out the world.
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