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Annabella Li

Redmond

Youth Poet

In Transit

As I sit down I feel
Worn cushions against my back
weary comfort
Closing my eyes against neon lights
I’m hurtling forward
darkness, rattling windows
the rush of late-night commuters
Who was here before me?
And who will be here next?
the seat beside me is empty----
A crowd sits there.