City Scenes IX: Passing Strangers

Poster on a door, Rochester, NY. 

Photo by R. Baker, 2012.

solidarity (?) 

movement snapped 

its mystery to a 

corner of my eye, 

and there was 

instant startlement: 

sharp activity should

be tempered by 

restraint. 

I don't endeavor to 

surprise, nor will I 

be swayed by the 

peccadilloes of 

attention grabbers:

I merely wish 

to make eye contact

and nod in agreement 

to our mutual, visceral

uninvolvement. 

Poem © 2012 R. Burnett Baker 

Photo © 2012 R. Burnett Baker