Friday, June 27, 2014

Of an Evening (Meghan)



Of an Evening

Train

Five teen girls resolve
fishnets in suede oxfords but
argue Chinatown.

Street

“Mister, can you spare
some change so I can get a
bite to eat?” Repeat.

Bar

Sipping cucumber
from the bottom of the glass
I feel small, hot eyes.

Friend

You joke about life
long promises, and I laugh:
mine, obscured in ink.

Street

Cooler now, but thick
and quieter, we crush these
sidewalk seams with steps.

Train

Suited, once conductor
now patron looks back again,
offers one real smile.

I

wonder if those girls
made it to Chinatown, if
you got home unscathed.

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