> eagle rock

after the hearing, the final hearing

by the windows, in the corridor,
near the elevators (waiting to go down)
my now ex-wife began to rant,

she said- consider the elderly
lurking at bus stop benches
with walkers and canes, waiting
for unsuspecting riders and passersby

snagging their purses and parcels 
as they walk by, tripping them,
and hobbling off with their goods, 
these cripples, preying on the able-bodied.

It was then that I realized
I would never fall prey to these
elderly criminals, after all, 
it was the final hearing. I could take the stairs.

-dp-
11-3-15