State reads ‘on hold’ since 1982,
stood on this platform awaiting
that carriage.
Imagining the oak panel interior,
cushioned seat and crystal window,
fancy chandeliers swing and glow
and bathe a deep ruby carpet,
warmth cascades across
filling the empty. A little slice
of heaven on earth.
It will arrive, a determination of
certainty that reinforces
the patience. Glances at others
boarding their locomotives
and a belief that his shall
eventually bear out.