Take a Constitutional

Constance Chien

I was never one for

imagining myself wandering

aimlessly

in a city at night

lost and

alone

for that is how I feel

as if I should take a

constitutional

and wander the banks of the Seine

or New York City or Chicago

during a fog

Debussy's Arabesque I as

background melody

and then a rain comes

and it's dark

and several taxis driving those

who have a purpose in being out there

late at night

who have structure

and goals

and ideas and dreams

who would never entertain the notion of wandering a foggy night.