Train on Time
stopped
at the tracks
your mind blinks back
and it’s just like that
time is a train
that can’t turn
around
and go back
it can only go forward
the line is too long
and too heavy
connected cargo
from end-to-end
on its way out
of town
how many trips
did it take
how much loading
and unloading
at the dock
how many places
it’s been
and gone
through
all the seasons
of change
how much rain
and ice
heat and wind
how many sunrises
and sunsets
how many tunnels
and bridges
and blinking lights
how many eyes
watched it fly by
with a schedule
to keep
no matter what
the train must
arrive on time
to meet its
destination
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