me, too

He was waiting
at the crosswalk,
talking
to a friend,
in mid-town
Manhattan,
and said: “I want to play
guitar and
sing.”
I wanted to say,
“Don’t we all?”
but the light changed and he disappeared
back into
his own
world of
ongoing
oblivion.
Still, it struck
a chord
with me, as you
might see.
A major one
not
a minor. I began to wonder
what other
things would fit
under “Don’t
we all”
as I waited
at
another light
at another
crosswalk:
Peace.
Love.
Respect.
Value.
Self-worth.
Meaning.
Understanding.
Compassion.
Empathy.
Honor.
Dignity.
Courage.
Patience.
Wisdom.
Understanding.
A
good
dog.
(Add yours, here)
Rapture.
Salvation.
Emancipation. Education.
Good
sex.
Don’t we all.