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At the Metro 

Shifting the needle 
To an intangible void 
Emerging from the depths  
Caterpillars  running on rails and tracks
As too , mouse and rat
Critters, mere apparitions , ruin beds and consume our heads 

Stuffy, musty fumes up the nose
Urine and whatever else, upsets nonetheless  
Beggars’ hands chopped off 
Thieves armed with words and stuff


Passengers board 
As every station comes to a halt
Legs crossed or spread
Bags held, secured or in contest 
A Pardon ,shove or shrug
Figures , nameless , pinned or badged 
Blocking the gates or standing in the paths
seats left toasted and smeared  with sweat

Mid December
Past midnight 
Just clocked out
Strange eyes , 
Wander about
Suspicion raises my alarm 
His curiosity is  pronounced 
Two bulging eyes and a joker smile


Slim , staggering black  male
Bulky and oversized khaki jacket
Pockets upon pockets 

I push them down 
Redirecting my attention to something else 

Scans my frame , shadow and psyche 

Me Glued, frozen to the pole
Raises up off  his seat

Gallops up the steep
Waiting for me

Just one block away 
Somebody’s making me uncomfortable 
Fellow worker walks me to my door 


Sunken, crumbly tissue , soaked 
Bloody red , 
Mirroring eyes and nasal droplets 

Aligned the smooth horizontal carpet
Thread of my crisp white handkerchief 
eased , dissolved his fatigue and unrest


Thank you 
He said 
As he left 




Marckincia Jean 
Free verse
08/05/2024

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