Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver


I remember the train
and the cab that I caught,
the train because of the meal that I had,
too many plates, the tiniest portions,
the cab because of the driver I had.

I could see in the mirror his eye
soar to the side of its socket, 
a hummingbird there
ready to flutter into his skull. 

From station to town, 
that hummingbird flew
as I kept listening 
to its master extol
the town’s lone hotel.


Donal Mahoney
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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