Air conditioned train car is nearly empty
but filled with conversation.
I wonder why it is
that they talk so loudly?
Impairment? Desperation to be heard?
An aching need to be continuously annoying?
They’re young;
perhaps mentally
they are still in
the noisy schoolyard
and must scream to be observed
in that wave of riotous infants…
Or maybe Mommy & Daddy
never noticed them at all
and they howl for attention,
love and affection
while Mommy
drinks herself
into a senseless stupor
and Daddy lies
forever
six feet under
unreachable.
Howl if you must.
I’m not bothered.
I just hope that one day THEY hear you.
Written by Jason Wright
July 2, 2018