tired

[anielleszine]

i carried 4 heavy bags
to the station,
walked the uneven sidewalks of the city
and tried to balance
all of my sad being
on tall wedge shoes.
i sat down at track 3A-
my train was switched
to track 5b.
i got up, walked up,
walked down and sat down.
as i finally settled
into the silence
of the Quiet Ride Car
at the very very
end
of the train.
a woman's phone was ringing,
and ringing
and ringing.
she answered "Hello?
Hello, are you there?
HELLO?!" she got louder.
the shrill, annoying words were
echoing.
"HELLO? HELLO, ARE YOU THERE?"
she she kept on,
"No." I said calmly,
"No one is there."
everyone laughed. her volume of a
fifth grader on crack
was now mute.
we sat in silence-

beautiful silence.