The Train Journey
Five, six, seven, eight...
Each different one, I count
Onto the train, I mount
My mind, a cacophony
My thoughts, a mystery
Rude riders, disjunct noises
In front of unheard voices
At the station, all getting on
Inside the tube, all getting thrown
All the keys played together
A spell of bad weather
Busy as bees, they run
A boy with an imaginary gun
Points his tree branch at me
I put my hands up and try to flee
The clock ticking loud
I feel squished and overcrowd
The noise vibrates through my bones
Rips the flesh with the chords of semitones
No space to manoeuvre and escape
My thoughts resisting taking shape
I stop, I falter
They slow down and saunter
Then everything doubled pace
I jump out the train, flat on my face
Passengers to and fro
Lost a long time ago
A cortège proceeded through the crowds
Trampling over bodies, accompanied by black clouds
I limp around in circles
Jumping over giant hurdles
Getting nowhere
Getting nowhere
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Submitted by coolstar1611 on August 14, 2021
Modified by coolstar1611 on October 29, 2021
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 909 |
Words | 170 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 8, 8, 8, 8 |
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