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.