Delay

 

Station announcement…

The train today has been delayed.

We understand that this is a pain,

and that now, your journey may

take longer to begin,

but time is a construct anyhow,

and time is always right now.

 

So, please remain upbeat,

take one of our metal seats,

put up your feet, and watch life

as it starts to sow seeds.

 

We advise all to sit tight

whilst a replacement life

is forged from the fires.

Now this may take some hours,

so please feel free to acquaint

yourself with the food establishments,

the metal seating,

the overcrowded feelings

that drip in from the ceiling,

pooling at your feet,

a mirror to see where you began

and where you will one day be.

 

Fear not that the journey

is not going to plan,

for the best laid plans

of mice and men, end in cheese,

and whilst you could build a roquefort

for yourself to hide away, there are Stiltons

of amazing experiences to explore

if you just brielieve.

If you seat yourself

in the cafe to the right

we have the best cheesy chips

on which to feast, so just let

yourself ease into place,

for it may be a long night,

and if your dreams are

stubbornly not coming true,

maybe the dreams are

dreaming a life of being you.

 

The train approaching platform four

is a metaphor, it is not going to stop

and it has no doors.

It is just a phantom in the breeze,

a reminder that life moves swiftly

even when sitting still.

 

So, smile and be free,

for the earth is still spinning

miles through space, and we

have moved so far since this delay.

Life never stays still

even if it sometimes feels that way.

The journey is always

taking you by the hand,

even when it feels like the universe

has forgotten the plan

and left you alone in a station

just staring blindly at your phone.