Home sketch #1 – December 2024

To travel alone and old is to
sleep upright on the subway,
subsist on Central Park dates
and hostel kitchen coffee.

To eat a hot dog nearby
and strike conversation across
an open packet of sauerkraut.
To buy a sim card on the plane — blind.
"Why would I need that?"
he asks, sincerely. "I'll take three."

Always making everyone aware
of how pleasant they've been,
crossing them
on their lonely, rambling path home.