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Tired Eyes

They all had those tired eyes.

David schell
Sep 28, 2025
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Tired Eyes

I was sitting on the bus in the morning.
Nothing to do but watch the traffic crawl. 
We were an hour from the tunnel,
passing through the suburban sprawl.

A couple of people were reading papers.
A man was scrolling numbers on a screen.
The sunlight was coming down real hard,
making all of the car roofs glean.

Another Monday morning. 
and t…

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