September 23: Testing

As one who rides the bus to work each day,

I’m quite familiar with that type of rider

Whose seat-bound bag is often in my way,

And whose splayed knees expand his quarter wider.

I’m hardly shy- I meet his eyes and smile.

He acts surprised to find I wish to sit,

Oblivious to the crowd packed in the aisle

Until I prompted him to notice it.

To walk like royalty, said Charlize Theron,

You gird your loins and rotate back the shoulders,

Extend your neck as graceful as a heron,

Envision MURDER- your face will s...