Train In the Distance

She was beautiful as southern skies

the night he met her

she was married to someone

he was doggedly determined

that he would get her

he was old he was young

from time to time he would tip his heart

but each time she withdrew

everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance

everybody thinks its true

well eventually the boy the girl get married

sure enough they have a son

and although both were occupied with the child she carried

disagreements had begun

and in a while it just fell apart

it wasn't hard to do

two disapointed believers

two people playing the game

negotiations and love songs

are often mistaken for one and the same

well the man and the woman

they remain in contact

let us say it's for the child

with disagrements about the meaning of a marriage contract

conversations hard and wild

from time to time he would make her laugh

she'd cook him a meal or two

what is the point of this story?

what information pertains?

the thought that life could be better

is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains

like a train in the distance