Stop Requested

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Base cash fare /

It’s early and I’m doing my best

Are you going to 20th Street? /

To feel rested after rest

Move back /

To make room to have none and constantly think about

Is someone sitting there? /

Guns, germs, steel, the end of the world, the class that’s next

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I don’t have it today /

Did someone say once that it would all work out?

Was the bus supposed to be here by now? /

There’s just this urgency of doubt

Caution /

That gets stirred up every time things start to shake

Can you cut the air on? /

That keeps God in the routes

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Excuse me /

Tugging, pulling, pressing on, seems to take

Doors are closing /

Counterfeit energy, dopamine placebo, deep fakes

Detour /

That always keep me from where I’m meant to be going

Thank you /

Silently reminding me we do not control the breaks

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It’s okay, I’ll take the next stop /

Such a certainty of knowing

*The wettest cough you’ve ever heard* /

Even though the cracks are showing

Bus is turning /

Earth is revolving, but how can we be sure?

Sorry /

It’s a large haul to be towing, but just as I start growing–

Back door