content warning: anti-homeless infrastructure is the literal worst and it’s mentioned, but not focused on.<\/p>\n
There’s an old bus stop.
\nA countless number of feet have tread here.
\nPerson after person, waiting
\nfor the right bus to come.
\nThe shelter over the bench is tilted,
\nand the metal bench is rusted.<\/p>\n
(The handle, forcing it to become
\ntwo different seats, is new.)<\/p>\n
People know here, have been here,
\nwill return here. Day after day,
\nthey take the bus to work and school
\nand the grocery store.
\nIt’s a familiar staple on the side of the road,
\nas familiar as fences
\nand houses painted beige and light blue.<\/p>\n
(Someone used to sleep here, sometimes,
\nwhen all the rooms were full.)<\/p>\n
Today, it’s raining. People cluster.
\nThe bus stop is busy. Umbrellas overlap,
\ncreate a collage of colors from above.
\nSomeone sneezes, swears “I’m not sick”.
\nPeople laugh. Connection.
\nHere and gone in an instant.
\nThese are familiar strangers that bring comfort,
\nand knowing you will see them,
\nday after day, at the same stop as always.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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