It happened at Logan as we crowded
to board the Woburn Express the gray-haired
bus driver with an aching back motioning
for us to stow our own luggage into
the compartment below I mean there
were suitcases and golf clubs and
duffel bags and strollers then something
happened a strong but not-at-all young
passenger pushed to the curbside and
bending grabbed and packed every item
of luggage into the belly of the bus
after which we all climbed aboard the
door hissed shut and we wheeled into
the exit lane then down into the Sumner
Tunnel and merged on the other side
into I-93 rush-hour traffic for the last leg home
all the time I’m thinking in a busload
of pretty-much-all white frequent fliers
the one stepping up was black and you may
ask why do we have to mention black and white
so I reply yes why indeed and
what do you make of this?
Ben Jacques Stories 