I am sitting at a bus stop on the corner of Lake and Cedar. The sun low in the southern sky warms my face this cold November day. Behind me, a "Closed for the Season" sign and a black wrought iron fence repel visitors to city's oldest cemetery, Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery. A young man approaches wearing a hooded sweatshirt, ball cap, and a jacket covered with large logos of sports teams. A bus pulls up, blocking the sunlight. "Bridging the road to recovery" declares a sign on the side of the bus. An image of a bridge leading from the Witches Hat Water Tower in Prospect Park to a local rehab center illustrates the message. The bus pulls away, taking its shadow with it. The sun strikes my face like a heat lamp suddenly switched on.
Posted by Streetwalker at November 11, 2003 10:57 AM