So, have you made it?
the bus seat creaked and roared
with protest
as he sat down
He ignored it
and looked out the window
It won’t be that long of a journey
but it’ll be the
most painful one
He was going home
After all the years spent chasing dreams
“So, have you made it?” they will ask
“Made it?” he’ll say. “Didn’t you see I
came here by bus? Does that
look to you like I made it? Does
that scream ‘Bestselling Author’ to you?”
But of course
they’ll just ask to be nice
or to make conversation
or simply as a means to
reaffirm their ‘I told you!’
Or maybe even to mock
It was 18:22 by the time the bus
arrived at his stop
He didn’t get out
From 09:00 to 18:22
it’s a lot of time to think
about all you haven’t thought about
in 26 years
Still
he had more thinking to do
before getting off that bus
***
INSTAGRAM: