The Journey

With wide eyes I stumble as I am pushed along by a fellow passenger…on the dusted covered roads… I whimper to myself… The steam billows along the icy metal railroad tracks… I arrive at this gigantic steaming monster that looms above my tiny body…I shudder as I am transfixed by the sight of it…It’s just a steam engine someone shouts… and I have no doubt… it is what he says… dark and brooding it stares down at me… The steam billows along the icy metal railroad tracks… As I plop down in the soot covered seat I think I glimpse a shadow in the dark night… I pull my eyes away from the sight for I am distracted by the sound of the horn blaring… I feel it piercing my ear drum just slightly… The steam billows along the icy metal railroad tracks… Holding tight to my bag I cringe as I hear loud footsteps approach my small cabin…The door swings open… “Ticket!”he screams… The steam billows along the icy metal railroad tracks… I scramble through my belongings as they are scattered on the dirty wooden planks… out of breath and with a shaky hand I reach forward and hand the large man my ticket…His icy stare lingers along my small hand with suspicion… The steam billows along the icy metal railroad tracks… Time stands still as my heart beats so fast…waiting for him… to take his leave… The steam billows along the icy metal railroad tracks… For the contest: Railway Journeys 1-15-15