Poem: Not Today
A dark poem about a train out of control and an engineer desperate to save it in time only to come up short. Poem was partially inspired by maybe the movie Unstoppable (and The Polar Express) a little.
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Not Today
Cursing this linchpin bullshit
while knocking over a huge-ass latte
train accelerated to badass speed
passengers paralyzing fear and uncertainty
desperate to defy the limitations
a mechanical monstrosity of resistance
excuses run out when the train derails
no heroes were made this day
-poem by Justin Germino
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Ireland Wanderer Thank you, I tried to capture the urgency and frantic frustration of the event.
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Very powerful imagery, I can almost see the tracks and hear the sound of the train moving. I like the way you combine elegant metaphors with profanities.
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