travel – Faking It Made

A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 111

Day 111: “Synchronicity”

I’m sitting on the metro

Doing a crossword

And listening to music

“Your Body” by Night Lunch

I can’t help myself

I tap my foot along to the beat

Something catches my eye

The man to my right is also tapping his foot

Bopping along to some song

I like this synchronous moment

I look around

A man up ahead is

You guessed it

Tapping his foot along to his music too

I sit there enjoying this moment of connection

Not talking

Not even making eye contact

I’m not even sure they know what we all are doing

But I do

And I imagine we’re all listening to the same song

Day 110: “Day Trip”

1.5 hours on the metro

What to do?

I brought a book

But I never got it out

Because I was afraid I’d miss my stop

Instead I just meandered around my phone

Opening and closing apps

Waiting for the announcer to say, “This is Silver Spring”