Midnight Ride

One single bus A lone driver Empty bus stop Moon shines brightly Footfalls clicking Worn-out lady Eyelids drooping Yawn coming on Bag drags along She climbs the steps And pays the toll Anywhere her Destination Long rows of seats Yet she sits there Across from me I smile, wave Raising a hand She stares blankly What is her mind Remembering At this moment I wish I could Help her someway I don’t know how She is silent Sitting still….still Never moving Music playing A radio Somewhere distant Then she looks up As the bus stops Near the school yard Her eyes water Her tears fall down She bows her head The next stop comes She exits there City center Why at midnight Would she stop there? The city square Alone she walks Towards the kids’ park But it’s empty I’ll never know Who she is or Why she was here On the midnight Bus ride alone To anywhere