Sonya Kitchell Follow

Train

I've just taken a seat on the train

I walked through busy streets down a shadowy lane

I just bought my ticket for the ride

There's no turning back now, no matter what I decide

Steel body moves fast, hinges pounding against the ground

I sink into my seat and I pray for it to speed up

While I wish it would slow down

My body quivers with anticipation for what lies ahead

Wood is thrown onto the fire that cries out to be fed

Mist shrouds the dawn, so ahead I cannot see

The train it moves ever forward into the misty sea

There's so many faces

But most of the time I feel so alone

There's so many places

Will I ever stop and know my own home

I know I’m gonna get there

But I’m not sure when

Nor do I know where I’m going

So I won't pretend

I cannot see beyond the horizon

Nor around the bend

The train it moves ever forward

Without a seeming end

Out of one window, I saw rain

I looked through the other, and I felt the warm suns rays

The wind, it gently blew across my weary shoulder

And time whispered in my ear

"Child, you're just gonna keep getting older"

But I’ve done nothing more

Than take a seat on this here, train

Yet my life turned upside down and only

Only the little things remain