W85th and Broadway

Does time matter to a sleepless city? Waiting for the train to come…it'll be here eventually Most likely it won't even have my stop. Hop on hop on while others hop off. This particular track wasnt meant for them. Next stop Lexington and 125th street UPTOWN. The voice crackles over the speaker. 5 more stops 5 more stops. Close but not exact, the train is never exact. The weak scavenge for a place to sit while the sturdy stand upright. Stand clear of the closing doors. Humans packed tight together, cause for complete strangers to share conversation Stand clear of the closing doors. Open Close The breaks screech again. Open Close On and Off Still I stand strong keeping seats open for the ones who deserve it. Does hard work really pay off? A city worker with a broken back is still broke. While a Wall Street broker affords to lose enough money to feed his family for an entire year. On and off they go On and off they went busy bees and worker ants crawling on a ball of dirt.