Roman Candle

: 7:45pm, a roman candle across the sky from Bayview to SoMa, sparking above the Takahashi building, the bulb burning white and flanked by a faint green, sparklers for a tail; take the bus to 5th and Townsend, walk towards Howard; Chinese ladies run across a busy street for the bus, surprises me the risks these women take to catch a bus; two men on the corner, smoking a cigarette; at SG's door I begin to text her; at the intersection, one of the men is standing at the passenger door to a car, he's yelling then he throws a punch; a bleached man, tubby in a graphic T steps out; they argue as the light turns green; the car drives off and pulls over, they argue on the sidewalk; from SG's place I see the argument has grown in population and they have moved to All Star Donuts.