No Getting Away

I rush on to the platform 

with a minute to spare

I know I must get away

I don't care where

I jump on to the train

That’s about to leave

I hope it’s a long journey

I need time to grieve

As the wheels turn and gather pace

The scene begins to blur outside

Is it the speed of the train

Or do my tears obscure the sight

The tracks run on through the dark

mirroring the blackness inside

The carriages rattle and sway

Masking the silence that I hide

I got off life’s merry-go-round

And got on for a ride of another kind

I wanted to go as far as I can

And clear the cobwebs of my mind

But I realize there’s no getting away

From all your problems and cares

Even if you go to the end of the earth

They will still follow you there

So I get off at the next station

And cross to the opposite platform

I know I’ll find all the answers

When I make my way back home


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