I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I’ve ended up where I needed to be. – Douglas Adams
he walked on
slowly
shoulders hunched
into himself
as against a bitter wind.
he would have
stuck out his thumb
to speed his pace
but he could not bear
the rejection
of whizzingpast automobiles.
The rejection,
that’s why he walked on
alone
slowly hunched.
2/12/1972