Thursday, January 26, 2023

16,016. SITTING IN A LARGE ROOM

SITTING IN A LARGE ROOM
They have a candle burning. I never like
that  -  loose flame, spindly candlestick,    
too much movement. No one pays attention.
There are a few tables scattered about, where
waiting-room people sit. That's not who they
are, but that's what it resembles.
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Outside, little noise is heard  -  each time
the door opens another someone enters.
If there's any commotion outside, that's
when it's first heard. A few blocks away,
the eye can see houses  -  old, brown, and
not in the best of shape. 
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There's little money here, at this end of
town, and two blocks in, the old business
area's a mess. There's a bagel shop made
to resemble an oven? Some old municipal
building with a really tired flag  -  that's
now a Government agency building and
there's a newer town hall. Some artists
have painted booster-murals about being
happy and staying serene. 
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If that's what America's about now, it's truly
just another lost cause. One last thing: In
the lobby there's a rainbow flag, and then
there's a poster about T4T.
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I'd never heard of that before. Evidently
it's about something I'll never understand,
as a category, or as a reality too. It means
transgenders who are only atracted to
other transgenders. For that too, we need
a government?

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