The Five Fifty Nine

The five fifty nine bus
went roaming by
on route number nine.

Were you on it
I wonder
are you headed

for Toms River terminal
with guilt on your mind
or does the man your meeting

mean more then tears?
The bus has surely reached
West Creek by now

picking up passengers 
on the way. Baleful
how like takes

its twist and turns-
steals the soul 
away from another

The Holly bush, the sycamore
tree, the Rhododendron
stay steadfastly the same.

it is we who have changed
like the seasons.I am left
with sparse reasons to hope

except that the
five fifty nine
will return you tonight.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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May 2, 2019 at 11:08 PM
Very nice writing. XOXO - Briauna
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