Waiting impatiently on a platform
Eyes looking downward,
Everyone cautious, no one knows how the journey will unfold
Actors, fragments of one's imagination and humanity collide;
On the train heading southbound to the Great Five!
A woman stares at the window
Has a heart to heart with her reflection
From angry words to what seems reasonable
She argues, cries, laughs and pleads
An old man with a raspy voice
Opens up the Good Book
Proclaims the declarations of the Prophets
Spreads the good news
And wants to know what becomes of your soul?
A child's innocent repetitive questions irk his father, tired from working two dead- end jobs
As tears brim on the corners of the little one's eyes,
The father wonders why a day drags and year flies...
Chit- chat about a trip to some fascinating place
Idle gossip about one's work space
Plaintive cries from a homeless man
Asking for a couple of dollars to stay at the downtown 'Y'
-All this as the whistle blows and the journey comes to a screeching halt ..
Everyone descends: home, a fancy Mercedes Benz or the cold shivering street
Paths may never cross again
But stories, visions, sounds and smells will always remain in poem or song
Memories of the journey will forever linger on!
