The cliché of a midnight station
two trains
waiting to depart
I hold you for the final time
then we lock eyes
the knot in me just tightens
for all the words
I keep in my mouth…
What isn’t done now
will never be done
What isn’t said
will never be said
All my love
in our goodbye…
The limitless black of sky above
haunts our last encounter
as absolute as my choking sadness
I dip my eyes
Can you read my mind?
all hope of a reprieve quietly dies
with all the words
I keep in my mouth…
From another platform
across the tracks
I watch you make your slow, sure way
with each footstep my passion boils
my eyes, they widen
the fear grips me harder
We cannot end in such silences
with all these words
kept in my mouth…
Across the rails my shouts explode
the desperateness
in these dying moments
I scream of my love for you
My burning, bursting want for you
the aching, beating, magnetic pull of you…
And you call back to me
you thank me for my ‘honesty’
but you ‘don’t know what to say’
So, you don’t say any more
and your train slips you home
my train drags me home
The story over
the chance now passed
an oil-black sadness
is all I swim through
all my love
in our goodbye
but all my love
was not enough…
[2010]
Thanks for reading. Another old one…
The Lighthouse 
Beautiful👏
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Oh thank you! I was never entirely sure about this one but thought I’d share it and see if anyone responded. So pleased you enjoyed. Thanks for all your support.
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Your welcome🙂
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Love this one, Tom. This would be great for spoken word.
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Ah, Kim, that’s so good to hear. I wrote this into my phone on the train ride back from the station mentioned. I wasn’t sure if the whole thing was just one big cliché but regardless, I meant every word. Thanks for commenting… and spoken word, not a bad a shout. I’ll see what I can do. 🙂
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The emotion here carries so well to the reader. Left me with a slight ache for the protagonist, so in a word, it’s ‘great’ writing Tom.
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I love the way that the ‘haunts our last encounter’ lingers on the tongue…good stuff!
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Thanks so much Zoe, very kind of you to stop by and give this one a read. I’m glad you liked that line 🙂 Thanks for the follow, I’ll be sure to keep an eye for your work. Tom.
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Well – right back atcha!
Enjoy your weekend 🥳🔥
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Some kind of wonderful!
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It’s something alright. 😊 glad you enjoyed 👋👍
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Stunningly beautiful and Awesome!! Bravo!!! 😊✨✨👍
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Aww thank you so much! 🙏☺️😄
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Just thought you should know the impact of your writing!! 😁✨👍
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Thank you! Your encouragement comes at just the right time. 🙂 Much appreciated!
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