I was on the train and two
little boys were playing a
board game with these
little trinkets
they would roll the dice
and scream and scream
peals of laughter that
dashed and echoed
up and down the
cars of the train

I didn't mind the little kids
laughing and laughing
it had a nice sound as
I lost my thought out the window
into the wilderness
I didn't mind them
even though their father
--seated in the row
behind--
smacked them upside the
head a few times
nice and good
after that they were
quiet for awhile
and I saw a small
path cutting away
through the trees
and wondered where it led

then the kids started
telling secrets into
each others ears
and my vision zoomed
back in from the immensity
of the universe back
to the train car
where they'd lean in and
whisper profound
equations to life and
happiness and secrets of
an upmost importance
told strictly in the highest confidence
then scream and scream with laughter
only to stifle it hurriedly
with a quick glance to the
row behind them

he only shook his head
and smiled