Today I sat on a bench at the subway station
And stared at the tracks and the trains passing by
And thought—for a full minute or more—about throwing myself in front of the next train that came along.
I wasn't going to do it, of course.
I could never do it.
But the thought entered my mind and stayed a while.
Today I stood in the train,
Surrounded by all these people engrossed in their own lives,
And wondered what they'd think if I were to lie down on the floor;
Lie down flat on the floor and stare at the roof of the train and not say a word.
Would they care? Would I?
Today I sat down in a vacant seat on the train
And plugged my headphones in
But didn't put any music on
Just sat there with silence in my ears and conversation flowing all around
And slowly slowly my head dropped and
I
Fell
Asleep.
And stared at the tracks and the trains passing by
And thought—for a full minute or more—about throwing myself in front of the next train that came along.
I wasn't going to do it, of course.
I could never do it.
But the thought entered my mind and stayed a while.
Today I stood in the train,
Surrounded by all these people engrossed in their own lives,
And wondered what they'd think if I were to lie down on the floor;
Lie down flat on the floor and stare at the roof of the train and not say a word.
Would they care? Would I?
Today I sat down in a vacant seat on the train
And plugged my headphones in
But didn't put any music on
Just sat there with silence in my ears and conversation flowing all around
And slowly slowly my head dropped and
I
Fell
Asleep.
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