bus route #8 - Melpomene Carter












bus route #8
Melpomene Carter



a stranger sitting behind me on the bus
i can feel his eyes playing with the wisps of hair
that have fallen out of place
i can feel his eyes sliding over my shoulders
that are barely covered by the straps of my tank top
"what are you writing?"
he leans over my seat
and looks into my book, reading my poetry
then he moves and sits next to me
then he looks into my eyes
his are blue, like the sky on a cloudless day
his lips are soft pink and chapped, but he licks them
and they become smooth
he leans forward and puts his mouth by my ear
his whisper is deep and throaty
"i wasn't thinking about your shoulders"
as he places a finger from his left hand
on my collarbone
and runs it down to my breasts
the bus stops
it isn't my stop but i get off anyways
my mom told me never to talk to strangers



Melpomene Carter can be contacted at - melpomene@endofinfinity.20m.com