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July 19, 2002
On the Way Home On
On the Way Home
On the way home from seeing Love, Janis at the Village Theatre I found myself in the Times Square subway with my cd player on, headphones in, and walking my rushed "I've got places to go" New York walk when I had to pause as there was an old man with a cane whose rhythm was significantly slower than mine. I love these old men and women slowly trudging their way through this harsh pedestrian city, making their way bit by bit, inch by inch like aged turtles amidst a crowd of hares. I slowed my pace immediately and followed the man with the cane. It was a nice respite from my rushedness. I feel protective of these people who have to climb the stairs one by one when everybody around them is so frenzied. I get the feeling that the rushers could run them over with out blinking an eye and not even really notice it. Or in their age and weariness they might accidentally trip and be left to suffer. So for 50 paces I walked leisurely behind this old man wearing a white "cuban" shirt using a cane and a carrying a plastic bag full of something I couldn't guess. I saw the subway through a slower person's eyes. Through an older persons eyes. Thank you old man, for the brief respite.
Posted by mermu at July 19, 2002 11:10 AM
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