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Boy on Train

July 24, 2014
By Mikki GOLD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Mikki GOLD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." (Albert Einstein)

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Denim jeans,
striped blue shirt,
lonely body
on crowded train.

Rabid chatter,
energized hum
transparently fade
in life-deadened ears.

Troubled eyes
silently watching
fields flowing
from rain-stained window.

© Ariel L., New York, NY

The author's comments:
This poem is a fictional description of a sad boy riding a crowded train. It is loosely based on my own lonely train rides to and from college.
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