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 as 

“Voted best

big city in

the U.S.A.”

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 right

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.