- Briar Essex
ten minutes standing still in a station
ten minutes standing still in a station
grand central
people taking pictures of a ceiling
red & green lights on greek gods
photos posed with the clock
an apple glowing above
new haven husdon harlem
father showing son commute
sidestep tourists like
man making movie with a camera on a stick
supreme bag slung across body
ice skating later
bodies bundled bustling
heads enclosed in hats
creole chatter
a sit down on the stairs
orange leather pants
faces facing screens
food rises from below where
i remember whispering walls
person passes reminiscing restaurants
concourse closed
duffle dragged on floor
tired eyes seeing the stars
kid swings between parents hands
seventy year old selfies
i sneeze a stranger blesses me
woman’s wheels don’t work doesn’t seem to mind
bald heads & canes & holding hands
mother daughters matching coats
a kiss
lady looking lost or maybe just looking
father daughter matching crutches mom carries bags
bleached hair
bored looking businessmen
waxed moustache
smug smiles
prams pushed
salvation army bells
hear ‘hey sister’ & baulk
but it’s just merry christmas
ten minutes.
time to go.
- Briar Essex