she stood waiting at the station
for the evening train to arrive
holding tightly to the railings
sweeping the hair from her eyes
she noticed the smoke in the distance
on the horizon a single white light
carrying her dress she ran down the tracks
to where we'd begun to unload
i stepped out and her eyes didn't blink
and i felt my insides explode
she was waiting for another man
who happened to be right behind me
i hung my head down and shut my eyes
and tried my best to breath
i grabbed the letters from my coat pocket
she'd written me every other day
and let them fall from my trembling hands
and watched them float away
i made my way far from the station
and heard that whistle sound
