Segregation

The bus is full except for a seat at the back designated for minority dissenters, free thinkers and libertarians. A youth demands my seat, I stare straight ahead. The bus grinds through its gears as passengers glare or sneer.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Pigeon Tart Avatar
March 27, 2021 at 9:53 AM
Powerful and stark. A sticky write, not soon forgotten. xomo
Ashford Avatar
July 1, 2021 at 5:04 PM
Glad you got the message here Maureen. Thanks.
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