A Day In The Life

may you live in interesting times
-ancient chinese curse

sweet jesus

(11/17/2002; 05:11am) - sweet jesus

it was nasty all day. and when the sun set the nastiness increased 10 fold with sharp winds, and a freezing rain. by the time i started my return trek home after my city adventures the night was horrid and unrelentless. i thought the underground station might be strikingly better, but it was only slightly. i changed stations (took a train uptown that would not take me home) seeking solace in the form of a warmer station, but i never found sanctuary only more cold. when i finally reached my destination station, the closest point to home the mta would take me, in dire need of facilites i got off the train and went immediately to a bathroom inside the ditmars blvd station. inside it i found a man drinking a cup of coffee. he told me the toilet was all mine. relieved, i used it and on the way out gave him a dollar after hearing his obvious story of homelessness. as i left he said god bless you. i wanted to say "save your grace and hope for yourself", but i knew he would not take my comments as intended; so i just said thanks and left.

as i crawl into my warm bed i know he is keeping warm beside a urinal.