train ride

Stood on a sleepy train
Late work again
With shaky tired legs
Ignoring all the din

Stared at people there
Each in their own world
With no trace eye contact
Dreams rarely unfurled

This dirty old train
It jerked and heaved a sigh
And I nearly fell
I felt the focused eyes

None offered a seat
Why should they, they were tired
With their own lives
In their affairs mired

They never thought to smile
Fear accused of weird
I defied that silence
With smile I besmeared

The city is so cold
With summer little change
Why seek I connection
Am I the one deranged

If we gave a chance
For human kindness show
Perhaps dispel the pain
Perhaps this race will grow

Ive often heard it said
Be the change you seek
Ignore their stares and laughs
And fight this spirit weak

How many friend I met
Through a smile glance
Simple word Hello
Give humanity a chance