monday poem 12

• The husband of the woman
• who works at the hospital
• arrives late to drop her off
• and chases the bus for blocks
• honking
• until he cuts
• in front of the bus
• and stops suddenly.
• Why should the bus driver
• open his door for her
• as she curses him?
• It’s hard for all of us,
• but it’s clear that some of it
• is self-inflicted and some
• is inflicted on others.