Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Woman Wearing Stripes

 Woman Wearing Stripes 


Out of the corner of my eye, descends

A Woman wearing stripes. 


Stranger must’ve seen a ghost, 

She’s startled by a mystery. 


Flowing down the ramp in hazed silence, 

her navy and white streaks. 


Holding a brown bag with her left arm,

at a right angle. 

She’s carrying with her right. 


Stranger stumbling, 

stranger caring—

Stranger catching me almost 

Looking.


Lugging her stripes down and around 

Letting the memory pass like any other. 

Leering sternly- acting crazy. 

Talk about insanity. 


Why is this stranger in stripes following me? 

Must’ve seen a ghost. 


Was it a woman? She seems to have not 

chosen between her right and left, 

she seems to never know 

whether to wear black or white. 


The Woman always parts ways wearing stripes. 

Was she really wearing stripes? 

I can’t remember. 

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