sense of humor
long parade of strollers
no child has the same
hair color as the woman
pushing the stroller
(all of the latter are texting
or listening with earbuds)
a boy has a rock in his shoe
then in the other shoe
one bench later, his twin sister
develops the same ailment
there’s an uneaten bagel
in a brown paper bag
on the time-worn bench
just when the sun gets too hot
to comfortably bear
a long, thick layer of clouds
passes between it and the
bench-sitters below
then, with a timing
that seems intentional
the warmth returns right when
the bench-sitters put on
their sweatshirts and jackets
funny
10 May 2012
Brooklyn NY
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