| Scenes from the
Market She and I
Two people of
similar lineage
She with strings tied
under her chin
I with three earrings
for two ears.
Opening hellos lead
to comfortable
conversation—
A friendship budding.
We exchange questions,
she and I
Exposing curiosities of
different lives,
And tinges of longing
for the
romanticized image
of being each
other.
I am her, and she is
me—
By slight turns of
fate
We have become who
we are.
It could have been
otherwise.
Now, having met,
She dreams of riding
subways
as I dream of
driving a team
in front of a
buggy.
She and I
Two people of
similar lineage
She with strings tied
Under her chin
I with three earrings
for two ears.
—Joyce Peachey
Lind is a mother, teacher, and musician
who lives in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She
is pursuing an M.A.T. in Early Childhood
Education at James Madison University.
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