Summary:
At some bus stops you are asked to hail the bus.
“hail to embark”
He waited at the stop,
streetlight clouding above him,
timetable long past meaning.
In the window of the shelter
he caught himself —
not a threat,
just someone
who’d missed
too many departures.
A bus passed
without slowing.
He didn’t lift his hand.
.

Was he depressed or was he deep in thought and forgotten to raise his hand?
Exactly! Excellent response there, Fia; thanks 🙏🏻🕊️