Sometimes an almost hour commute home on the train feels like
Forever
The crowd around me swaying as we rattle along
through the tunnel to
nowhere
and somewhere
Queens Plaza finally
36th Avenue is next
Barely hold on to the handle of the double doors
I don’t care if I fall
because I’d like to sleep, take a nap
Their hands grip poles
Their coats hold keys
Oh, I’ve been on this goddamn device
All day
Oh, I remember the other trains, the other rides
Today I say thank you as I comb through the people and disembark
“Unwrap The Secrets of Mummies” the poster promotes at my stop
All mine are out
There
The sun is setting in Astoria
Climb stairs to street
Billboard on Northern Blvd. tells me
Fear Less
Fearless
Clouds, scarves
I pass a bundled smoker
Almost home
Opportunity in the window
