Missing the train

By Parson Thru

Thu, 25 Apr 2013
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Sometimes, missing the train home is the worst thing that can ever happen to you. Things become stark. The difference between where you are and where you want to be dreadfully apparent. A platform when the train has gone is a lonely place. I am a stranger to this locality. Its rooftops and the rumble of its traffic are friendless. Barbaric. And so I wait. And hope hangs suspended. Sometimes, missing the train is the worst thing. The film reel has broken, the story has stopped and the dark auditorium fills with thoughts. Sometimes, missing the train home is the worst thing that can happen.

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Submitted by Esther on
Missing the train gives you time to think then pick up the link and continue....I wonder where this story is going...I will wait and see. Nice read.

Submitted by littleditty on
yep - last time that happened, I felt the same, there in the wasteland, there was a handy phone on the wall tho, to speak to someone quite patient, who told me how long id have to stay there, which was mildly comforting! -good snippet, Parson

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on
Hi Esther and littleditty. Mood is a funny thing, isn't it? Even new-born babies have it. Depends what train you miss as well I suppose. I think I'll just put this with the snippets and dig them all out one day, throw them up in the air and see where they fall. Thanks for visiting. Glad you had a voice on the end of the phone littleditty.

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