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lesson learned of not taking the bull by the horns

there's this elderly man sitting 
in the front of the bus
he's a picture of cheerfulness 
and mostly goodness
there were also a few other passengers standing
... at the next bus stop two gray haired ladies get on
no one budges out of their seats, why
including myself, why, to offer them my seat
after all the elderly ladies are on the frail side
and have balance issues
I was sitting somewhere in the middle, 
when this elderly man then gives up his seat
he sees that his actions were necessitated 
as no one else would give up their seat
this is truly a good person
one can tell right away he is a proud man,
there's patriotism and boy-scout manners painted all over him
he had that effect, his family should be proud
one can also tell he is a special bred, I did
I don't know about the others
for it seems like all the other passengers 
had their noses in their I Phones
I kept starring at the old man
he must have been nearing his 80's
proud, proud ...I could see
overall he looked healthy
a little wobble in the knees and hips, though
his blue eyes prominent
and when I watched him he kept smiling
smiling, as if his voice wanted to say something
but you could also see by his expression he was upset
that no other passengers gave their seats to him
many of which where in their 20's, healthy, 
still with noses in their I Phones and oblivious
It was sad to watch 
for five stops nobody gave up their seats, why
by now I could see he was still smiling, you see
probably saying to himself of what cowards these passengers are
this is  sad, real sad, i didn't see
I could even see him muttering under his breath
I must admit there was smoke coming out of my ears
as to why nobody... offered their seats to him
by now the elderly man was somewhat at the middle of the bus
next to me ... my chance to give him faith in mankind
was right in front of me .. i muffed, 
i miscued, lapsed ..i don't know what was in my head
it can't be good, having cuckoo birds flying inside
I was so distraught at the others, excuses i know
I forgot myself, and my own manners, more excuses
i was so consumed at what others were doing, their neglect
... i didn't take the bull by the horns and be a solution
... instead sidestepping the problem.
i look back i'm ashamed
That's the lesson learned,
fortunately for the elderly man the passenger load
lightened up and he got his seat
still a picture of goodness, smiling
... he did

connie pachecho

2/11/17
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