Those late night Jersey Transit trains
It’s always a gas
well past midnight
up to no good
at a Dead and Company show
Queens in the rear view mirror
departing Manhattan
riding that train
stuffed with other Heads
trying to get home to Jersey
or PA as it were
feeling no pain listening
to conversations
the electricity
of reliving each song
one conversation involves
a new age-y guru type
proselytizing on the value
of breathing through the nose
Another couple, apparently
don’t appreciate advice
on nose or mouth breathing
even if it weren’t their conversation
They begin mocking the nose breathers
putting them down
and ragging on and on
another young lady takes offense
to their mockery
and an argument ensues
I’m just trying to reflect on the show
The mockery is ignorant
on multiple levels
It is healthier to breathe thru the nose
and there’s no reason for abuse
some folks are entirely too proud
of their own ignorance
but I suppose they are mouth breathers
Nose breathing is easier
when you keep your mouth shut;
a skill some of us never learn
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