train years
these trains take years to go by
i get tired of standing here
watching the heat
shimmering and lifting
on the river days
like these can pull your heart
still beating from your chest
days like these the river is too high
i see men wander bareshirted
how can they live
faster than trains move
in the liminal space between
oppressive humidity and downpour
there’s petrichor sweet fast
like a secret fucking like the couple
making love between the eastbound
and westbound tracks
about
Hannah Kludy (she/her/hers) writes most mornings and edits for Nocturne Magazine. Her work has been published in magazines such as Neuro Logical Literary Magazine, Sledgehammer Lit, and Variety Pack. Follow her on Twitter at @KludyHannah.
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