motions, emotions, and watching the wasting of time

The small trains ride into small cities
The small people wait on the small platforms
goodbye, they say
goodbye, they reply
All aboard.

When the large trains come from the large cities
The large people wait on the large platforms
hello, they say
hello, they reply
All aboard.

When the trains large and small arrive
When the people large and small arrive
I watch them walk by
I watch them be strangers
In a strange city.

Later, late at night, when it is very cold 
When the large trains turn on their lights
goodnight, i think
goodnight
the strangers sleep

The small trains ride into large strange cities
The large strange people wait on the small platforms
The large trains ride into small strange cities
The small strange people wait on the large platforms

they say, hello
they say, goodbye
I watch them all
all aboard. I don't reply.

02/13/2009