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the r train

June 24, 2012
By corallee DIAMOND, Newport Coast, California
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the train arrives
so you stare into their hurting eyes
whizzing past
but you have to stare even if it hurts your eyes
until the train is gone and the air envelops you
lifting your hair up into a ball
a crescendo
into a gentle release.

© Doug T., Pittsford, NY

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