The Train Pulls Out of the Station

That moment when you've run as quickly as you can
and reach the bottom of the staircase just in time
to watch your train pull out. Goodbye, it seems to say,
but not unkindly. I would wait except for all the regulations. See you next time, though. Get up a little earlier. Set your watch ahead, perhaps. I want to get you where you need to go, but I can't do it all alone.


(c) Ellen Gillette, 2014