Little Queenie
On the bus
there’s no rush in
the waiting or
the riding.
We have this bus
just to us and
the cool of the day
is at
our backs.
All the lights go
green on a grey
Wednesday and
Route 23 always cuts
the corners.
We pass the polar bears on 12th Avenue,
feeling so cool
to be moving
along.
A black queen in
bejeweled sandals
swipes
her card and
scopes
a seat.
A cue ball in a motorcycle
t-shirt says “Hey,
Nefertiti. You’re a long way
from the Nile.”
She turns her high
chin and quotes
the Book of the Dead:
“In my heart are
the deeds my body
has done and
my heart has been
weighed
in the balance.”
Stay awake!
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