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Train Wreck


12.03.16 Posted in today's words by

Bobbie Troy’s most recent poem to appear here was “Never Enough Time to Write” (October 2016)

Train Wreck
By Bobbie Troy

you’re on the train
without a ticket
all it took
was an egg
and some sperm

so look out the windows
and enjoy the scenery
because you never know
when the train wreck
will happen



14 Responses to “Train Wreck”

  1. Murray W Dunlap says:

    Great one!!!

  2. Well, there’s a bigger story there. lol

  3. saideh pakravan says:

    Thank you, Bobbie, keep the lovely poems coming.

  4. Lynn Arroyo says:

    Wow! Very much to the point, and very deep. But so true…you never know…

  5. Debbie Morgn says:

    There must be a back story there some where.

  6. Nancy Annis -- aka McDowell says:

    Really like it, Bobbi — they are always so fresh!

  7. Dee Ann Smith says:

    So true, but sometimes the train stays on the track for a happy arrival.

  8. Claire Brown says:

    So true!
    And when you know the train wreck is coming, the scenery is ever so much more beautiful.

  9. Evelyn Troy says:

    You have a first-rate knack of arousing new thoughts to ponder!

  10. Fran says:

    I wish I could say so much in so few words. Good job.

  11. Bobbie Troy says:

    Thank you so much, everyone. It’s nice to know you are out there. And Claire, l love your take on it — enjoy the scenery while you can!

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