Once In This Life

He whimpered in my arms,
  against my chest he cried 
    until his tears dried.
    In his hair I whispered
  a new day would come.
The rhythm of the train
  an almost lullaby.
    Around us children slept
  like we should.
The comfort of the dark
  erased the looks on faces,
    and dirty clothes.

Once in this life a wish
  in me was travelling the world
    in trains with views of wide
      sunlit valleys, beaches,
        overflown with greenblue
          waves, home to fish.

          Once in this life a wish
        in me was to sit there
      watching that wonder
    with people with love
  in their faces,
with food in their hands.

Once in this life
I lived
we lived.

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