To and Fro

He couldn’t fit his shopping cart
And suitcase through the door
And screamed at the conductor
(Quite a challenge to ignore).

Once seated, he spread out and then
Removed his socks and shoes.
Assessing just how nuts he was,
This added to the clues.

I glanced his way and sorrily,
I somehow caught his eye.
He then began describing
That the air was awful. Why?

The radiation on the train
Was there to make us sick,
But only some could feel it –
Those intelligent and slick.

I transferred cars while he still raved
And finished out my ride
In uneventful fashion
‘Til the trip home did provide

Another whacko, eating fries
And blaring on her phone
A news report in which
A screeching baby had been shown.

Incessantly, that baby wailed;
She played it on a loop.
I hoped that some brave soul
Would to the rescue somehow swoop.

But no – I had to listen
For we urbanites pretend
That it’s normal on the subway
For the crazies to offend.