Heads bowed down
Enveloped in the deadly news papers
putting on the daily face
wrapped up in a "good novel"
asleep, trying to catch one more moment of rest (peace? Maybe not)
I see people in transit leaving the sanctity of home going to work school or just "out"
I watch seeking a glimmer of connection
80 people per train
10-car train
20 trains in a rush hour
16000 in all all going the same path but getting off at different stops
thousands of destinations but held captive for just a moment
in a common experience not noticing the entrapment of their commute
until the train stops in a tunnel...
wondering who will rescue
who is in charge
who is the one to trust
who will need help
is it everyone for themselves if we need to escape the tunnel...
another day rolling along the track of life
I sit watching
and notice breaking through the rain everyone complains about
a double rainbow over the bay as the train elevates on a track jutting over the projects...
Does anyone but me notice?
I look and see one other person on a train of 100É smiling É
I cry remembering my first double rainbow minutes after discovering the death of my girlfriend
she was smiling at me through nature
it felt good to know other people see the rainbow.
her smile becomes an intersection
a stop we both "got off on" while on our commute.
she looked up and winked at me
she knows we are the only ones that can see
this brings me peace in my loneliness.
Suddenly the train jolts to a stop
she stands and walks toward me headed for her destination
our eyes meet
and she says
"Beautiful HUH!
I say
"yes! It is!"
a tear rolls down from the corner of my eye "thank you " Exit....