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A little bit of Bradbury in me tonight...

A Hobo Ought To Know

A hobo 
    ought to know
  the sound of a train
    from that of acid rain

  Cos' if he don't know
    he'll be good as dead
  by the time ~ 
    the last whistle blows
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Krutsinger Avatar
February 6, 2023 at 11:32 AM
I imagine hobos are hyper aware, sensitive and smart - they would have to be to stay alive
Tor Avatar
February 5, 2023 at 5:15 PM
So true Gershon. This one remeinded me of that movie with Earnest Borgnine and the other older actor. Great movie. One riding the trains and the other trying to kill him by catching them on the train... Emperor of the North...
Hawkins Avatar
February 4, 2023 at 9:30 PM
A Whistle Stop?
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