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The tracks had rusted over,
The pain had crystalized in his veins.
The sun was still out, so I kept walking home.
His foot pressed down harder,
the clicking became more rapid.
I've been counting the minutes.
Testing my breaths.
click,
c l i c k,
c l i c k.
I kicked at the ground's empty.
Hid my shadow in the cracks.
click.
90 miles gaining,
he had a full tank of gas.
They asked why.
He was a completer.
Why not?
The ground seemed colder.
There weren't any clouds.
He was a piece of news that would disappear from our minds when something else hit the fan.
I flipped the page.
click,
c l i c k,
C l i c k.
flip.
90 miles traveled.
The clicking stopped.
I inhaled his fracture,
His empty column,
The smell of gasoline.
And pretended the glass didn't hit me.
He's a memory, not a person.
trains can't stop.
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