"inside, looking outside, looking inside?"
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empty words were uttered 
on those crawling trains
they floated from the hollow cars
i closed my mind to shut them out
and centered myself 
on the sprawling plains.
waves of peace caressed my mind
the golden grasses hurried past the windows
the fields waited for me 
to walk upon their woven textiles
of patterns and concentric lines.
my eyes slowly fluttered open
the shades were snapped upward
the interior of the car came into focus
i raised my head from a lovely (lonely) dream.
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by rachel e. g.
©  may 07, 2003