Once upon a
grey weekend morning
I found
myself at a large station
Catching a
train to a nearby village.
As I ambled
through the grand terminal
Important
announcements filled the air.
Excursions
to Paris, London and Brussels
Where
towering structures dominate
And historic
monuments of undoubted significance
Compose
all-encompassing city skylines.
Disoriented,
I stumbled onto a concourse
Deciphering
signs and thinking aloud
Though all
at sea and as yet unheard
I’m swept
along by the ushering crowd.
Hustling, bustling
Footsteps
quickening
Bumping of
suitcases
Scraping, pattering
Clicking of
heels
Clean
polished floors
Mechanical clunking
Locking of
doors.
Away from
the frantic crusade
In some
other reality
My train
crept up to a platform.
I slipped on
Unnoticed
And the
train disappeared into the fog.
