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The In-Between
The In-Between
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She entered
The train compartment
Looking as elegant
As any other
Lady in the
Ladies' Dabba.
She swiped
On the screen of her smartphone,
Put the phone in to
Her fancy purse and started
Moving around with
Practised ease.
Some of the commuters
Dropped a coin
Into her outstretched palm.
Others ignored her.
She didn't seem to mind.
She finished her round
And got off the train
Just as it was pushing
Out of the station.
Her exit was just as graceful
As her entry had been.
I wondered how her day
Stretched out.
Did she plan for life
To turn out like this?
Is this the best
We can offer them,
The In-between-woman?
