tiresias of the subway

a midnight ride
bulleting through
the underverse

silent sleepy passengers
awake at an
explosion of poetry

broken
terrifying
cohesive
logical
threatening

the lucky
the scared
disembark

the brave
the defiant
travel on to
final destination

our poet's favorite movie

Last night, on my way home from the opera, our poet had a talent for unnerving me. I was a member of the lucky group.