I thought you'd be a woman

'The Last Time I Saw God' 

 was different from the first two times. 

 

I'd fallen asleep and when I woke 

it was just the two of us rocking

gently through each rumbling curve.

(It was on a subway car at night.)

I thought you'd be a woman, I said.

You always say that, he said and laughed.

Because I always think it, I said.

Every time I see you is the first time.

He shrugged: That's just how it works.

That is when I noticed his slight 

resemblance to my father,

which also always happens.

Aren't we ever going to stop?

I asked, suddenly aware

of the hurtling train.

He just looked at me.

That was when I knew.

[Michael Bazzett 'The Last Time I Saw God' from You Must Remember This]