see something
say something
take any major city
take every square
foot, every footstep
traced back on the map
of a screen
walking while writing
almost all at once
this type of transfer
takes practice
bears repeating
people watch & people
watching, large crowds
are good to get inside
it’s the law
of large numbers, more
the better, always
take your time
get close, & then get closer
travel together, all of us
like a pack of wolves
crowd the packed express
when local won’t cut it
cut a line through
crowds, or cut a line
by breaking rules
ordained in red
letters, reserved
for an emergency
turnstile tricks are not
for the faint of heart
much less those without
the means to move
without warning
anything not to miss
connections, specter
of the green line
seen from such a distance
or in the face
of others, connections are friends
& sometimes lottery
as luck would have it
I could rob laughter
that makes me smile a sad one
by one, by one, by one
or all at once
we make our exit
feign a great calm
all gay transport does soon end
with or without inconvenience
with or without a feeling
of contact, a state of being
beyond reason & self
control, consider proceeding
curate what’s passed
it’s as if you already knew all of this
would happen