The Chicken

As soon as I got off Bus #11 at SDSU, I saw a hen strolling on campus by the Stop for #13.

Well, this corner of SDSU, you'll never see being included in the on-line virtual tour or school brochures. Can you guess why?

This is how I spend my mornings, standing in the ruins of some college kids' stupidity, irresponsibility, and laziness. Major hygiene issues here. How I loathe the bus stops here!

The appearance of a chicken seemed to brighten my moments in such undesirable surroundings. What a curiosity! How did it get here?

Other public transportation patrons also widened their eyes, watching this timid creature. One even found scraps from a McDonald's near by to feed her. He said: "This is a tamed chicken, not a wild one. She must escape from a lab somewhere."

She was a beautiful hen with shining coats of black feathers, some reflecting hints of teal.

We don't see chickens around much any more, not in the city.

The man who fed the chicken then said: "She might get hit by a car�"

I believe all of us had similar predictions.

Pretty little strayed chicken, wondering around college campus, formed an odd glimpse of city life. Who will rescue her?


Note: SDSU = San Diego State University