Train ride



TRAIN RIDE

Once when I was on the train
I didn't think about anything
I went to sleep
And I didn't dream anything

On the train
A man said, "hi" to me
And I didn't say anything

He asked if he could sit down
And I didn't answer
So he just sat down

He had a big baseball cap
And he pulled it down
Over his eyes
And tried to sleep

I told him I wasn't thinking about anything

He looked at me from under his hat

Then I sneezed
And he didn't say anything

I know what he means
Sometimes it's dumb
When you have to say something
Just cause someone does something

I looked at his outfit
To see if I had any thoughts about it
But I did not

I looked at the window
To see the reflection of the woman
Sitting in front of me

I was spying on her

But I could tell
She would never make me thing of anything

I decided to go to the café car to get a soda
But I didn't
Because I didn't want to squeeze by the man
What if out legs touched?
He would not appreciate that
That is the kind of man he is

My teeth were really grimy
I hadn't brushed that day
I forgot to

You can forget a lot of things
When you are not thinking very much

If you think a lot though
You can remember too many things

It's hard for me to find the right mixture

But the worst thing to do on a train
Is think too much
Trains are terrible places to think
There is not enough room

If the man gets off before me
I might get a soda
If the café car is still open