On the Train to Hampton Court
by W.S. Brewbaker
So this is our birthright.
These trains. The graffiti.
Laughter reflected in the window.
These advertisements. Coca-Cola.
Chimneys for miles as if copied
and pasted. The drunk man
in the square last night claiming
to be a street dancer. A British woman
in a blue button-down. Explaining
how Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn.
Two American women nodding
as if thirsty. A bald man on the platform.
Swinging a plastic sack and waiting
for the train. Umbrella in the other hand.
As if out of habit or penitence.
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