everyone on the street was
\nsomewhere else
\nlistening to music
\nwords from another time
\nanother place
\nphysically here
\nbut mentally in a concert hall
\nwhatever that means<\/p>\n
dreaming of the getaway
\nthe trip the big move the vacation to
\nHawaii or Fiji or Free Port or
\nDisneyland: a fantasy
\nabout a fantasy<\/p>\n
everyone except
\nher on the bench
\nsitting looking around her
\nat the dreamers
\nliving in the new house
\nthe new car the new job
\nthe new apartment new condo
\nthat is going to change everything
\nthe new tomorrow
\nand if that doesn’t work
\nthe new yesterday
\npainted without pain<\/p>\n
is the only happy home
\nhomelessness?
\nis the woman on the bench
\nless than the person on the ipod?<\/p>\n
she sits eyes full
\nnot waiting
\nnot dreaming
\nlistening
\nto the approaching train
\nwatching with fascination
\nall the dreamers standing on the track
\nlistening to everything
\nhearing nothing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
everyone on the street was somewhere else listening to music words from another time another place physically here but mentally in a concert hall whatever that means dreaming of the getaway the trip the big move the vacation to Hawaii … Continue reading