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Train Poem

May 5, 2021
By Lydiaq ELITE, Somonauk, Illinois
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Lydiaq ELITE, Somonauk, Illinois
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The universe must be a teenage girl. So much darkness, so many stars.<br /> --me

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I wish I could write for u stranger…

Peach Crush makes me love u all,

Suitcases and sandals,

Levers and handles,

Losers and winners,

Hair-braids and blankets

Haters and lovers

Whispers and covers

Till the daylight is gone

And the Saluki rolls on.

It is like butter,

 spread upon the toast of night

Long after the city is done.

© Lydia Q., Somonauk, Illinois

The author's comments:

I wrote this for a girl I met while riding Amtrack.

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nooneatall BRONZE said...
on Aug. 10 2022 at 12:24 pm
nooneatall BRONZE, --, California
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"Hats off to the past, coats off to the future."<br /> - American Proverb<br /> "Why do you keep hiding behind your mask,<br /> When even the scars formed by your mistakes <br /> are you own constellations?"

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This is sooooo relateable.. and I'm glad you and the girl became friends! I'm still waiting for somethng like that to happen to me.
Rsnail-925 PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 24 2021 at 12:41 am
Rsnail-925 PLATINUM, Boulder, Colorado
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A story has as many versions as it has readers - Winter Of Our Discontent

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That's so cool! I love the flow and rhythm of your poem.
Lydiaq ELITE said...
on May. 29 2021 at 8:27 am
Lydiaq ELITE, Somonauk, Illinois
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Yep, and we became good friends
SparrowSun ELITE said...
on May. 28 2021 at 9:42 pm
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did you give it to her?