301 ION

Nameless faces with
Hidden pains
Rest on frosty glass
Or droop in
The vacant aisle

We are alone
In good company
Hidden yet seen
A weary reflection
Stares from the window

We dive in our screens
While the hollowness screams
Our music turned louder
To silence friendly chatter
We’re lost but on course

The air is scented with
perfume and cigarettes
A baby cries, a mother hushes,
an old man sighs, and
the metal wheels keep rolling

I haven’t yet seen a smile
After a quarter-past-nine
Just another Tuesday night
On the tracks between
Stations with no ties that bind

Photo by: Region of Waterloo, Grand River Transit