9/18/2023

labour day in new york

this week the city heats to a boiling point

and young women melt on the southbound A train

a breeze pushes me eastward on 74th street that day

spite and heedless persistence carry me downstairs


the sun is at its peak and i re-enter the subway station

caroline and i explore the city, if only for the afternoon

i take the overnight bus home, only stopping at the border.

i cannot sleep more than a moment but i am finally at rest.

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