silence
11:23 pm
my footsteps
are the sound of soft marbles
lean over the platform
the metal snake approaches
two tiny yellow eyes
glaring
two shadows
me, the stranger
her, the stranger
stand on opposite ends
four minutes
until the next train
four minutes
so easily missed -
at 11:23pm
four minutes
are a midnight world
enclosed in
silent stars
four minutes
until the next train
the station
seems so big and empty
quiet
peaceful
soft