On the train, the "Caretaker of ******* Masses" Taking classes on fascist *****, hiding my eyes behind rose-colored glasses I am in transit: On the rails between Wayne and the Western Passes the shellgrasses on the plains on either side of the train surpasses the wane of the forest in the distance. A florist in the aisle peddles her wares The poorest seated triple-file give her longing glares "Will you buy some roses today?" She holds no roses, only hay
Fingers on the arm of the chair wafting in the smell of her hair- You there? Come, my dear, if you dare quietly, how will you fare if you hear the words I have for your ears?
She passes, another transaction supersedes this attraction: No reaction? No pause. Even in asking my question withdraws to the rear compartment.
This line is miles through benign black pines and white cliffs, stained by time Every hour she hovers near, marked by the whine of passersby lamenting their confines- Every hour fails to entwine us, so I sit alone with wine and swine.
The conductor tells me we've arrived but I consider it survived I've died and revived by the short hand in anything but repose. Disembarking, she brushes my sleeve, then through the crowd on the platform leaves. Never to receive my rose.