Trainspiration – Bedford Park Bound B Train
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The last stop on this train but the first one in my life;
The first of many trips both to and from was on a cold
night in 1990, I came home, a newborn to Marion Ave.
My first memories were the last few boxes in 1993,
loading onto a truck headed a short way away, still
farther than 3 year old me can see.
I learned to write the word “goodbye” after we left,
but little did I know it was only the beginning;
A life between 2 neighborhoods, a zigzag route the 41
bus away, a bridge between pickup football games on
the vessels of my dirty sneakers.
9 years of schooling, making best friends and foolish
memories,
Running around from 205th to Fordham, I would pass
by the old building on Marion Ave and wonder how it
would have been to live there, still.
One thing I’ve learned is that home is a feeling, not just
a place and for that I don’t have to travel far;
Cause even though Wakefield will always be my
‘house,’ Bedford Park is my backyard.
*The opinions and ideas expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the opinions of The Bronx Brand*
Ruben Muniz grew up in Wakefield and Bedford Park. He’s always known that there’s so much more to our narrative than the bad reputation that The Bronx has had for decades. He’s always looking to shatter any negative stereotypes of The Bronx with his writing.
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