From a Train

I knew

When

I set eyes upon

You blinking

Thinking

In the dawn

That our star

On the rise

Would flare and fall

Take a dive

Not something

You would wish upon

I count

The days

And reconcile

And sift the blame

And wonder if

It's all worthwhile

This waiting game

Ready shoot

Aim

Then a minute mute

For what became

Of all

The hours we felt

The same

What a crime

What a scam

Right on time

Here I am

Just as you wake

With a start

From your dreams

And everything great

Comes apart

At the seams

Disallowed

And denied

Curse the clouds

D*mn the sky

Just when we thought it

Would fly

But some days

It's so

Beautiful

You feel

Joy and cry

I wish

You love

Out on the road

I hope

And pray

For stars above

And friends below

To light your way

Play your part

With all your style

And all your heart

And all your guile

You couldn't

Fake it anyway

Like the trees

By the track

You see time

Stretching back

The sowing and growing

And coming alive

The seasons and reasons

The land as it lies

But from a train

Here's the view

Love is pain

Rushing through

Just when you thought

You'd arrived