too many trains
I do not like the trains
daddy
I do not like how they take
my friends away
those trains are not for people
daddy
they are for cows and pigs
destined for the slaughterhouse
I’ve seen the train stations
daddy
I watched through the fence
have witnessed the police tell my friends
they are going to a better place
they line them up like animals
daddy
day after day all summer long
stuffing them into windowless cars
I know the police are lying
daddy
please please please do not let them
put me on a train
june two thousand fourteen
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heartrending scene – well written, John
oh my. That was a slap in the face. Horrifying, powerful write.
Wow, I felt this one, John, intense and heart tugging, but great writing!
This is amazing, John! Very rhythmic and ominous.