Taxi Story

by Benjamin Bitong (Sagittarius) - Not entered

The afternoon rain is pouring,
wetting my socks
through sandals,
so I wonder why
cab driver after cab driver
is refusing me a ride--
is it because I can reach
my destination on foot?

The afternoon drags on,
and I and the others
who have been spurned
continue to wait and watch
the bumper-to-bumper traffic.

Reason for writing:

    I wrote after one day when it was raining like crazy, and I
wanted to get home from the mall, but it seemed that about
a dozen or so cab drivers refused me a ride--maybe it was
due to the fact that my house was relatively close by.
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Date created: 1999-01-21 08:32:23
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:40:50
Poem ID: 51574

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