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Upon Leaving You
Snowflakes swirled above the river
The train cut through the cold air
Past the towns with the dilapidated tool sheds in the back yards
Past the old train yards and tracks now rendered useless
Seeming to go faster than ever this time
Moving me farther from the city
and the subway, and the smog…
and you.
Snowflakes melted on the windows of the train
as tears crept steadily down my cheeks
Starting over in a new, yet old place
Doing again what I thought was right the first time
Yet doing what i learned was never right to start with.
I cried for the past I had lived
I cried for life I was living
and I cried for the future…
without you.
