The Train

A Poem

Photo by Jordan Steranka on Unsplash

The Train from here to eternity clicks off masses huddled against the coddling dirt.
The train from here to then is running late.
Tracks of inlaid bone and quiet stories.
Tracks of lips and bodies pressing their navels together.

The train from here to eternity clicks away the movements of Orions position along the horizon.
The…