121. Poetry: Series: Harlem On My Mind: 2: Take The A Train
Part 2 of a series. original poetry It was 1966 and I was a college student in New York City, at the City College Of New York, in Harlem. ! was dependent on public transit. And on my parents. I was about to grow up. Take The A Train ©3/23/02srk all rights reserved 1966 My dad left me on the platform of the A train on my first day of classes. My mother told him, “Jack, take her.” The truth was I had never traveled on the train myself. It was early in the morning when the … Continue reading →