DAN
GARCIA-BLACK
Wonders
Ready for
some serious drinking, 
I board
the metro bus 180 
from an
early happy hour restaurant/bar 
to my fave
late happy-hour, hipster-free dive. 
Fare paid,
I turn to find a seat 
where I
see an older woman about my age 
sitting in
front reaching into a bag at her feet. 
Bending
down she is showing a lovely décolletage. 
Captivated,
I am mesmerized. 
She looks
up and I am caught staring. 
Awkward. 
After an
uncomfortable trip avoiding her gaze, 
I
inebriatedly try to apologize. 
I get up
for my stop and say  
that
seeing her on this bus 
has proven
to me 
that the
wonders of the world 
may be
getting older 
but they,
certainly, have not fallen to ruins. 
I
disembark and turn back to wave goodbye. 
She looks
at me and gives me the finger. 
(Upon
Reflection) 
I guess that's no wonder after all.

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