Runaway Train

Old Rusty steam train chugging along the rail,
passing the routine scenery that his windows
have witnessed every day, for far too long.
Day in and day out, each minute of his life
has been planned and accounted for under
someone else's expectations and demands.
Just a dusty old train that is good for nothing,
except to be there for others to use, and to
have no emotion for what he could have been.

Until one day his rusting wheels defied the track.

He ignored the paper plans and he tossed his
passengers out the carriages which belonged to him.
He took ownership of his life and set himself on the track
he had always imagined his wheels would travel,
despite what the whole world thought.
This little rusty train may get lost along the way,
and he may feel loneliness as his empty carriages
echo with the voices of disappointment....

...But at least Old Rusty could finally be himself.

Freedom chugging along the track of his choice,
embarking on the only dream he ever had,
Old Rusty puffed steam and began his journey:
the journey of self discovery.

Saffie
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21/6/13