Stranger
Train stops at Subway station
An old lady boards the subway
Her shaking wrinkled hands holding her cane sternly
Her face looks calm like the vast ocean
Dressed in light pink suit, floral bandana
Glossy nails, done at a salon
She looked so beautiful
Her grocery bag fell down, I offered to help
Her bandana fell off her head, to reveal her alopecia
Her scarf slipped off, to reveal the scar on her neck
Those dry lips, the scar, the shaved off head
All told a story in just a fraction of time
Her ordeal she is trying to hide.
