It's Still Life

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Miz Quickly’s Day 12 “Tuesday”

Boys On The Tracks

The air is bristling nerves

The engine coughs
The carriage rocks

The boys are on the tracks

The whistle blows
The driver sweats
It rolls into his eyes

These boys are trouble
The tracks do rumble
The train’s horn toots again

The boys jump aside
As if riding wings, and

The boys survive another day.

Written for Miz Quickly’s Day 12 “Tuesday” Image is from Unsplash. Shared with @Experimentsinfc #APoemADay on Twitter   ©Misky 2021

Misky

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5 responses to “Miz Quickly’s Day 12 “Tuesday””

  1. Ron. avatar
    Ron.

    Whew! Breath-holder. Thanks.

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  2. Hobbo avatar
    Hobbo

    Tension kept. Is this when you wish that your kids would go off the rails? 🙂

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    1. Misky avatar
      Misky

      Yes, as would the train drivers. It’s a horrendous experience for them.

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      1. Hobbo avatar
        Hobbo

        And not one that would be easily forgotten.😒

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  3. Jules avatar
    Jules

    I’ve watched a few shows with trains and their engineers… Not easy to stop at all.

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