Change
8.30 wait,
Reluctant refugee
from warm kitchen,
Standing on the cracked asphalt
by dirty grey concrete gutter,
Bus late as usual
Watching steamy breath
envelope time
to disappear
in smog throttled air,
People in the queue
all looking the other way
beanies pulled grimly down
Collars raised to keep
frost fingers out,
Every morning I see them
regulars at the stop
on way to work,
Stranger friends
for we've never talked,
Do these people have pasts?
Ordinary folks waiting
for the ever slow transport.
.....CHANGE.....
Found in pockets
used on bus
……CHANGE….
How many chameleon
people here
with throwaway values?
Can they look
in mirrors of character
and say, "That's me."
......CHANGE......
or do they adopt
what they think others want,
Having no rock
to base their lives on.
....CHANGE.....
The bus arrives
scaring puddles onto
the pavement,
Packed with passengers
To pick up
those who will fit on.
Reluctant refugee
from warm kitchen,
Standing on the cracked asphalt
by dirty grey concrete gutter,
Bus late as usual
Watching steamy breath
envelope time
to disappear
in smog throttled air,
People in the queue
all looking the other way
beanies pulled grimly down
Collars raised to keep
frost fingers out,
Every morning I see them
regulars at the stop
on way to work,
Stranger friends
for we've never talked,
Do these people have pasts?
Ordinary folks waiting
for the ever slow transport.
.....CHANGE.....
Found in pockets
used on bus
……CHANGE….
How many chameleon
people here
with throwaway values?
Can they look
in mirrors of character
and say, "That's me."
......CHANGE......
or do they adopt
what they think others want,
Having no rock
to base their lives on.
....CHANGE.....
The bus arrives
scaring puddles onto
the pavement,
Packed with passengers
To pick up
those who will fit on.