Crying at a Bus Stop

A Litany

Because public crying is exfoliating.
Make sure to sit.
Because crying should be done sitting down
Because most bus stop benches
are exposed to the elements.

Because you're probably holding something,
a plastic bag,
a paper grocery bag,
or a rock near your heart
that forces your feet to shuffle
and your neck to bend.

Because this bus trip happened after hours,
Because public transport
is closer to the Old World

Because leaving,
or traveling,
should include
a short cry
or a long one,
on the inside
or the outside.

Because it's only between destinations
that reflection works. 

Because the bus is on a schedule,
and the eys are not.

Because to get where you need to go,
you need to be swallowed
by a whale of sorts,

those two doors
opening
on a hydraulic hinge.