The Commute

Hush! Implied, demanded, but voluntary as well,

Minds are bustling, eyes twitch,

Across the screens of pending hell,

 

Rush! Barriers, departure, lack of Intel,

Elbows tucked tight to ribs, eyes down,

The discarded banana skin begins to smell,

 

Hot! Coffee, air, the morning news,

The guard, the only one who knows why he is there,

Thoughts fly, as do paperback escapist views,

 

Plot! Book, plan, a change of life,

A friendly bunch not here to find,

Comic notes taken, to report to wife

 

Delay, the dreaded term for commuter way,

Approve my ticket, little man,

Deep breaths and prep for the new day,

 

P.A. David