On The Bus Poem by Faleeha Hassan

On the back seat
She sat close to him
And he was trying to reduce the distance between them
But her bag was there
Made from leather
Filled with papers with a lot of accumulated talk
Her magazines, many different pens
Colored pencils, eyeliner, lipsticks, and markers
And some addresses of her friends …….
A heavy obstacle near him
The pores of his body yearned for a simple meeting
But for that bag
Infusing the place with heavy worry