escaping reality,
she gyrates in rocky rhythm
with the music
on the jukebox
and connects
with a man
across the room
an instant eye bonding
they stare,
gaze unbroken
by others
her eyes pull him in
and her fingers follow
she still feels alone
as his limp lips mingle with hers
but she feels her strength rising
through the weakness of the kiss
and she pushes away
out the door
into the night
past the cars
and gravel road
she sprawls over the railroad tracks
staring at the stars
feeling more isolated
than before
and when she feels the tracks trembling
she just cries
silently,
her thin body shivering
from the icy razorblade of night
and paralyzing fear of loneliness
she closes her eyes
through the squinted eyelids
she sees the light
of the B&F train
barreling down the tracks
an innocent conductor
a mechanical murderer
