bus stops

Summer 2024

I came

across

not one,

not two,

not three,

but FOUR

bus stops

in The Bronx

with posters

promoting

Chicago’s

ranking: 

“Voted best

big city in

the USA”

Why is Chicago

being advertised 

in The Bronx? 

Why am I 

overhearing

the guys next

to me in this

restaurant

plan their 

bros trip

to Chicago?

Why am I 

sitting on a 

bench in Mom’s 

neighborhood 

only to see the 

moving truck 

I used nearly

three years ago

park in front of me? 

Why am I 

applying to 

jobs in both 

New York and 

Chicago and 

only landing

interviews for 

roles in Chicago? 

It reminds me 

of when I was 

home for the 

holidays last 

year, and even 

though I applied 

to jobs in both 

cities, I had a 

virtual interview 

for a job in Chicago

and was offered

the role at the

end of the call. 

The signs

are so clear

that I’m 

meant to 

return to 

Chicago

after I live

my single 

hot girl

summer 

here in

New York.

I don’t know

when I’ll get

my new job 

offer, but I 

have faith in

divine timing. 

I don’t need 

to worry about

anything. 

The

universe 

is on 

my side.