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POEM: subway seen

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subway seen

sidelong glances from
        underhood
at the man scratching
        lottery tickets
passing over the Manhattan Bridge
        through sudden sunshine
startled, he catches himself
        looks away
soon enough the pull of fortune
        draws his gaze again
narrowed eyes, furrowed brow
        winning or losing by proxy
until at the next stop
        the man rises
says two words to the woman
        across the aisle
takes his maybe fortune with him
        out the door

/ / /

9 February 2014
Manhattan

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Published in My poems New York City Poetry

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