Saturday at mid-day, on the western line inside a packed\ntrain,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Typical cast of characters filled the seats, couples young\nand old, Mommies and Daddies with energetic kiddies,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Young adults and teens, the jaded and upbeat, some occupied\nwith social media and selfies, others readin, buried under Marxist theory,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the midst are a group of women, on the cusp of middle age\nbut they ain\u2019t trippin\u2019, <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bits of their anatomy not quite what they used to be yet their\npersonalities remain kinda bubbly,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Laughing and carrying on, at times competing with children\nfor excessive noise,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The others trying to stay poised, got no other choice,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Back to that group of gossipers, in a past life must\u2019ve been\nhigh school cheerleaders,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dressed to impress, complete with bags and bling, veterans\nof conspicuous spending, somewhere out there Thorstein Veblen\u2019s spinning, <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their laughter and chatter a stark contrast to a woman seated\nacross from \u2018em,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aged in her late 50s and maintaining a quiet dignity, got\nher eyes closed and meditating though the noise around her is deafening,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The leader of the loudmouths spies her, sizes her up like a\nlioness eyes its prey,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Turns back to her girlfriends, the cheer squad captain\nwithin came out to play,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018Take a look at her,\u2019 she sneers, \u2018don\u2019t you think she\u2019s\nkinda ugly?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From there one snide remark after another nothing short of\ncringy, talking smack about someone while they\u2019re sleeping, it\u2019s childish and\npetty,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They\u2019re from different backgrounds, too, the bullies and the\nbullied, the former hiding behind probable language barriers, talk about\ncowardly,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s like Mean Girls in this joint for those within earshot,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Suddenly the quiet one\u2019s roused by a phone call and here\u2019s\nwhere things get hot,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHello?\u201d she addresses her caller, \u201cI\u2019m still on the train,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cApologies for the noise, the crowd here\u2019s insane,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Turned her eyes toward the loud bunch, stared holes through\nthem all, perfect set-up for the almighty coup de gr\u00e2ce,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m just sitting here,\u201d said she, \u201capparently looking\nrather ugly,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Four words with a catastrophic effect, those noisy broads silenced\nin an instant,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their faces beet-red and blushin\u2019, penetrated their heavy\nmake-up,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Y\u2019all thought she was sleepin\u2019, y\u2019all should\u2019ve known\nbetter, <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So much for your flashy threads and expensive jewellery, no\none gave a fuck it was a waste of money,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One ignorant move was all it took and now they\u2019re staring\nand y\u2019all are shook,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Those within earshot wide-eyed in astonishment, shit was\ncold but well-deserved,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Enjoy the ride, still a long way before your respective\ndestinations, \u2018til then people are gonna pass schadenfreude and joy at your\nmisfortune,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Should\u2019ve kept the beast in its cage, now y\u2019all got eggs in\nthe face, it was never gonna end well, y\u2019all done played yourselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Saturday at mid-day, on the western line inside a packed train, Typical cast of characters filled the seats, couples young and old, Mommies and Daddies with energetic kiddies, Young adults and teens, the jaded and upbeat, some occupied with social media and selfies, others readin, buried under Marxist theory, In the midst are a group … <\/p>\n