Carleshia Jimerson

2/11/12
Bakari, Akil
The Train
On the hill she waited
On the usual time flow
She caught it two miles from home
Her madness had sent her away long ago
Unreachable even by phone

Near the tracks she waited

Resolved in her destination
In the silence of the night
She felt the trains vibration
And saw its circular light

On the tracks she now waited

Breathing in the summer scent
Smiling as it came for her
She uttered one final prayer
But was cut off mid repent

Inside the train she now waited

Her eyes in the bed
Her bones in the wine

Her fingers on the bread

As oblivious passengers continue to dine

In the papers she now waits

In the public hearts for now
The talk of the town for days
Until shes forgotten somehow
In lifes dreary depressing haze

In my heart she waited

The girl with the sad heart
She caught the train forever
So we must now live apart
My love for her will end never