Mammoth structures of the modern age,
metal and wood, bolts and ties –
made to carry the world
along faster as steam and coal engines
churned out a new era.
End of the peaceful prairie,
but beginning of a new life.
Looking at that mighty metal beast –
so strong and sure,
carrying the weight of society without faltering.
Maybe it can carry me too,
take me some place where those memories
that become ghosts can’t follow –
where the sun fights back the darkness.
Pen in Motion 