You got what I got!
 
A cup of coffee in hand and a tote in the other, a commuter makes her way to the bus stop.
An older woman hollers at her from an apartment stoop, “Hey you!”
 
The voice is raspy and stern. She keeps her head down and pretends not to hear.
 
“Hey yeah, I’m talkin’ to you!” The walker looks up begrudgingly only to be met with a sweet grin.
 
The woman on the stoop lifts her coffee cup gesturing a long distance cheers, “Look! You got what I got!” The passerby raises her glass back and smiled softly for a half a block after.
 
Union Ave
Grand Rapids, MI
2023