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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