Subway In Action

I take my usual spot the one by the door and I let out a sigh cuz I’ve seen this scene before.

That man, with the paper nothing else hits his eyes, and that mom keeps yelling at her baby who cries.

One guys loudly snoring, must’ve had a hard day, and a young girl beside him is texting away.

Some tourists are standing in awe of this all keep on snapping some pictures holding on to the walls.

2 girls reading notes wonder what’s on their test, and the woman beside them needs a good rest,

4 teens are sitting side by side in one row, they seem to be friends but I wouldn’t know.

cuz their ears are all plugged and their ipods in hand everyone’s in their own world I just don’t understand.

we are all then informed that there are some delays the watches come out and some people pray.

Then 3 dudes come on to put on a show with boombox in hand and their pants really low

The music is blasting they are flipping in the air but no one really notices and no one really cares

still reading, still yelling and snoring out loud still texting, still snapping what a lovely crowd

still studying, still tired still have headphones in ear still blasting, still dancing till the next stop comes near.

cuz this is New York nothing comes as a surprise everyone is weird if you open ur eyes.

Except people are busy stuck in their own bubble and to just look around is way too much trouble.

The train pulls to my stop with a click and a clack and I exit the train and step over the gap.

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