This Train Ride (Poem)
September 17th, 2011HELLO – it’s about that time again – another dVersepoets.com entry!
This Train Ride
by Karen Maeby Bates – all rights reserved
The train master yells, “ALL ABOARD”.
and the time starts ticking away inside my heart.
Suitcase in one hand,
and a ticket in the other -
I board the train.
People hustling about and talking
while trying to find a seat.
He sings a song,
while she hums along -
They’re in love.
They share ear buds,
same taste in music I see -
They’re so hipster.
His nose is buried in a script
he is reciting something -
while his lover corrects him.
She types on the computer
and never looks up -
Must be a workaholic.
He’s typing away on his phone
smiling and silently laughing -
Must’ve been a funny text.
Mother and daughter
fussing and fighting, it’s a long ride -
Child won’t go to sleep.
My heart starts beating faster
and I close my eyes.
The train stops and it causes me
to bump my head against the window -
I wake up.
I look at my watch,
the time has finally stopped.
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I’m really glad this was the theme today! I remember riding on the metro trains in DC and Chicago and my thoughts while riding on them, as well as thinking about how it could’ve been in the 1700s. I can close my eyes to just picture all of it.
I WILL be revisiting this poem or writing another one to closely match it, I wanted to submit my poem before it got too late.
If you have the time (please) read THIS ENTRY. It is the main inspiration for this poem.
If you are a quick reader and/or have 15 minutes to spare – head on over to the actual website http://dearannefrank.posterous.com. When my husband and I went to Washington, DC back in May 2010, I took a journal and made note of a lot of things. I then documented the whole trip in pictures and journal entries. It’s all in order from day one to day three I believe — with each adventure is divided up into entries. I think it had to of been my most favorite project in a long time.
Thank you for reading!
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