Today.

Today a youth told me about being curled up

in a ball in her big puffy jacket

on a bench at the transit center.

A man walked by, she said,

and gave her a funny look.

He went into the restroom

and when he walked by a second time,

he tossed something crinkled up at her.

Thinking it was just a wad of paper,

the youth was surprised to find

that it was actually a ten dollar bill.

She was laughing when she told me

this had never happened to her before.

She was confused by his action,

but glad

that she was able to get herself

a cup of coffee this morning.