Alwanza Home Ode to Metro
    by Meryll Larkin, 1996
 
 
On the bus, the man who stinks like yesterday's cigarettes, alcohol sweat
The man in too much cologne, the woman with bad perfume
The person who coughs
The person who sneezes
The rough stops and starts, especially the starts

Fumes from the fuel
The exhaust from the street
The short stops and potholes

The babbler, the groper
The child behind me who kicks my seat

Nausea if I try to read
Nausea if the ride is long
Nausea with the stops and starts, especially the starts

Nose running, eyes itchy, tearing, migraine
Sick when I get to work
Sick when I return home

Company parking for the CEOs
Company parking for upper management
Affordable parking for those who get two dollars for every one of mine

For we who toil, the bus
Be grateful!!



 
 
 
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Updated:  11/16/09