Main Street

I walk aimlessly down Main Street 

Just to see how people live

In this unexcited morning

At a corner of this quiet city

A man in suit holding a briefcase 

Looking straight walking in a hurry 

Is he late for work

Or pressured by an important duty

Two young people hand in hand

Engaging in their own conversation

Are they a couple deeply in love

Or they just met serendipitously 

A small group of uniformed students  

Laughing playing carefreely

Do they skip their class 

Or their school is dismissed early

A hollow-eyed man sitting against a pillar

Oblivious to his surroundings 

Is he lost and has given up

Or he is just having a break from his life

And I am an onlooker

Trying to picture their lives 

With my imagination 

So as to weave their stories into my writing

By Shih-Fang Wang

FromL United States