The Art of Making Space

By Justine C. Tajonera

This morning
the throng
pushed its
way into
the train.
What else
is new?

Just my frame
of mind.

Being an ocean
instead of
a wall
allows me
to breathe.

There are
no places
I can be
shoved into
if I simply
step aside
or wait.

(Oct. 8, 2009)