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Friday |
spent my last buck and a quarter to get on the
5
to save some time. my coins jammed in the slot, fell through, the driver
handed me my transfer and i sat down, looked at twisted tree branches against
weird orange light--a seattle late morning sunrise. the bus didn't move.
the light changed from red to green to red again and we'd advanced only one
buslength. turns out there was ice--they had to close route 99. i got off
and started to walk, looking up at the bridge thinking how much i wanted
to be on it, to see its 6 lanes empty of traffic. i settled for this 5x digital
zoom view. no money in my pocket, i didn't feel romantic. i wanted to buy,
buy, buy. coffee, for instance. but i kept on walking. i heard one man warn
a woman to avoid a certain steep street. then i saw a guy on a bicycle and
thought, that's bold. then he fell down. i asked, are you all right? he just
gave me a look, held up fingers--third time! i made it to work ok and by
the end of the day i was really tired. i walked home and saw some good art
at
priceless
works, then i read Maus I in the
tub and the water was cold by the time i got to the end of it. now i'm writing
this. but not for long.
goodbye. |