A Sluggish Morning

This morning I can only  describe the trolley as lethargic. Even the trolley itself seemed sluggish as it chugged along. Hardly anybody got on or off but sat there in a half asleep daze looking out the window, at their feet, or in some cases the back of their eyelids. My brother was the only person I saw reading. Everybody else hardly exuded enough energy to do anything but sit there and breathe. Of course I can't blame them because I was feeling the same way. It was morning and it was not sunny.

It's still not sunny even now as I am riding the trolley home. Despite the gloom outside there is a flurry of activity on the trolley. Across from me a woman is holding a giant salvation army bag on her lap. She is wearing a tarnished gold ring on her left ring finger. There are three diamonds, or what appear to be diamonds, except one is missing leaving a gaping hole next to the big diamond in the middle. Her black hair is long and wild and her lips look swollen. She talks to her friend who is sitting next to her. As we arrive at her stop her friend motions for them to exit and she heaves her big bag up and leaves.

Transferring at old town is the same experience as always. More people seem to walking around in the trolley than usual even though there are a lot of open seats. One rather tall man is sitting down and he is wearing a piece of cloth on his head and it is tied in the back. The excess of the cloth reaches about halfway down his back. He is wearing black pajama bottoms and white basketball shoes that are splattered with blue paint. He is wearing a gray t-shirt. He is clean shaven and his skin is smooth but his eyes... There is no white in them because they are pink where it should be white. There is sadness etched in his features and he mumbles to himself and talks to whoever will listen. He nods to the man across from him who he had been talking to and he exits the trolley. It is quiet on the trolley now that he is gone and nobody is talking. I look around at all the silent people and nobody says a word.

It is my stop now so until next time,
Alana