Bus stop #1243

huddled
bundled
waiting
waiting
waiting

a question from a man
looking for Manpower
as he searches for the address
sighs 'too many papers'
finally he finds it:
100 ave and 101st

explaining that the avenue numbers are higher
as you head north
it's 'that way'

he sets off to the south
and i look across the street
to Allwest Demolition
and what was once the bank building
steel/iron girders
hang like severed branches
as the wrecking ensues
a bit like a scene
from Terry Gilliam's 'Brazil'
as the 151 rolls up
not a moment too soon