He's just lying there
blocking half the path
I ask the woman
what bus? "77a!"
yeah, they never
arrive
I look at the board
Jesus, nothing yet
what's up with your dog?
"when I left, it wasn't
raining, I didn't put on
his special jacket,
I didn't know guide
dogs got upset, but
why wouldn't they?"
The dog is in a huff.
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So fucking what
if I just lie here
go around me
take a few seconds
out of your day
and go around
oh great
another do-gooder
probably writes
poetry too
they all do
yes we want a 77a!
There's nothing wrong
I'm soaked
I might as well lie
on the wetness
dampness, flow my
tears, swim to me,
my special jacket.
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Jer Hayes is from Dublin, Ireland. His work has appeared in AEOS Magazine, Cosmic Daffodil Journal, The Martello Journal, Flare Magazine, Porch Lit Mag, Eunoia Review, Prosetrics, and Everscribe.