The only living boy in New York

I went home today on the bus

woke up early
davened by myself
then got on the bus
like some inverted schoolday
where I travel to the places I've been
on paths that I've traveled.

I walked on the same path that
took me to school
the same path where I first smoked
first kissed
first fought

it's wierd going back to
places dwelled in as a child
toilets are smaller, lower
the adults shrink
and the big kids aren't so scary