To the pregnant woman that
missed the
Grand River Transit
bus 7B to Fairview
Park:
I didn't realize you
just missed the
bus I just
left:
by the time I
realized, you were
running after it,
desperate:
did the driver not
realize either?
your dark skin
glistening in the
hot summer air,
late for an interview
or from one?
I wanted to offer a
ride, I thought as I
already started back to my
apartment, and you
were already walking
to the next
stop.
Stay put, I want to
say - the next bus
will be
by in a few
minutes - (I
check this later,
for my own
conscience)
I want to tell you
this,
too -
but I was tired and
sweaty and
wanted to
get home
myself -
selfish or just
a missed
opportunity, I
wondered, and
still
do;
with a
twinge of
regret and guilt
as I write this,
hoping.
August 21, 2018
Waterloo, ON
Monday, August 27, 2018
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