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On The Way
by Joanna M. Weston

an eight-year-old
guitar player lured
by a rarity of trains
pays rent at stations
        long-decayed
passengers stand
in mildewed suits
gazing at purple sunsets
without hope of transport
formal destinations
forgotten in a briefcase
that drips cold coffee