She sweeps the floor of the bus station
\nwith the same broom she’s used for years,
\nnothing’s different, it’s all the same,
\nthe kids are all right and her health is good,
\nshe has no need to wander or travel,
\nand that’s what perplexes her –
\nwhy oh why has she worked for so long
\nin the temple to coming and going
\nwhen she herself is so content?
\nThe posters on the walls of far-off cities
\nhold no fascination for her, no allure –
\nthe bags clutched by the returning passengers
\ntrumpet their exoctic sources to deaf ears.
\nYou’d think it would rub off on her, but no –
\nshe simply keeps sweeping every night,
\nworking the same old shift,
\ncircling in identical migratory patterns
\nforward and back across the floor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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