trying to get to work
oh shit, everything’s burned down
and we hit a horse
– Jill C., inspired by Market St. streetcar before & after 1906 quake (video)
reveal yourself to me
oh prolific E.K.L.,
my MUNI muse
–Jill
frizzy hair tickles
furry hoodie makes me sneeze
itchy, itchy ride
–Jill
forgot to get off
trapped in N-Judah alone
end of line, doors sealed
–Jill
Mister Rogers lied
back of gripper’s jacket reads:
“It’s Not A Trolley”
— jill
click-click and ding-ding
cameras snap and big bell rings
Bay Bridge fades away
— jill
sexy F Market
your classy Italian cars
whisper “uscita”
—jill
end-to-end Market
so what *does* the ‘F’ stand for?
ferries or fairies?
–jill
38 Geary
snaking, panting sardine can
you’re king of them all
—jill
35 Eureka!
you’re really no big surprise
all Diamond and queens
—jill
dim sum, pasta or
date at Marina Safeway
30 Stockton’s there
—jill
trusty 24
a long ride to Barneveld
through ghettos and hills
—jill
9X San Bruno
we don’t like your kind ’round here
fast track to nowhere
—jill
in Geary’s shadow
noble, modest, hardworking
the brave 2 Clement
–jill
1 California
you’re just like the cable car
only not as cool
–jill
brakes slam, bodies fly —
cautious driver or sadist?
gratuitous lurch
–jill