Leaving At Nine

Schedule says last train leaves the station at nine
If I hurry I might  make it on time 
So many mistakes and regrets flood through my mind
A new place and  friends I surely will find
No one here knows I'm leaving this place today
I doubt if they would care very much anyway
Self Pity  aside, perhaps I should think once more
Be strong and face what there is in store...

She watched the last train leave promptly at nine.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013


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Date: 1/20/2013 6:04:00 PM
Congrats on yoiur win, Barb - Ralph
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Date: 1/20/2013 1:25:00 PM
Congratulations on your win!
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Date: 1/20/2013 10:08:00 AM
Barbara , :-) CONGRATULATIONS on a poem well done. Nice nice nine lines in Tracie's :-) " #9 " awesome contest... love always ~PD
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Date: 1/20/2013 9:18:00 AM
Congratulations on your big win my dear friend, Barbara! love/hugs, Leonora
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Date: 1/18/2013 3:42:00 AM
Barb, I liked this piece.....Great write my friend....Larry
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Date: 1/15/2013 11:58:00 PM
Were you on the train? This was a good poem. But it had no end. It left me hanging on what came next. Where were you going? What did you do? Why did you leave? This poem was a photograph that makes the reader to wonder about its content. You need to tell us the why. I guess what I'm saying is give the poem some form. It's good enough to deserve that. Rockman
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Date: 1/15/2013 9:43:00 PM
Unique and lovely.
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