This is from 2021.
i’m walking up the sidewalk
a steep hill
steep
slowly
looking at my screen
this is my day.
i look up.
a car is about to drive in my path
20 feet up the hill
into a driveway.
30 feet.
far.
he sees me
driver stops
beckons me to go.
i nod
don’t break my stride.
i see them.
on the far side of the driveway
a woman and a construction guy.
they beckon to me
vigorously
“come on”.
the car is stopped
the driver knows
they beckon bigger.
are you kidding me
i yell to these fools
i’m not going
to run
up the hill
you’re
gonna
have to
wait.