you got to wonder September saturday nights walking down church street.
the man on his smoke break gives me a smile on the corner of 9:30 at night and i return it even though it isn't wise because it seems kind, a smile i’d like to get to know better.
in the taxi i think uninspired thoughts, running along the sidewalk’s lining sidewalks i’ll probably never walk on and this is when i realize Manhattan is a small island.
back on the train i think that monday mornings wouldn’t be so bad if I lived in Manhattan crosby street or wall, but then i think of all the manhattan schoolkids that seem like they know everything and i think: do I really want to?
back in Princeton i think that i am bored and i realize far too much has changed from april, the raw essence still the same seeping at the core of the stem, however
and i accidentally step on an ivy league cufflink. I think to myself i probably wouldn’t think so much if i was in manhattan.
part of the "mariology" series (early autumn 2014)