Please be Reminded that Eye Contact is not Permitted on the Underground

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Do you think she stands there just because she can; To feel the pulling wind of soon arriving trains Balancing the tightrope of the platforms edge As she sways to the echoed vibrations? Does she see herself through technicoloured screens; Holding court from across the yellow line Stretching out to say goodbye As an extra in an aged war film? Or does she teeter on the edge of something else; The subtle lure of the space between the tracks Or the gnawing, hungry, vicious biting Of her life outside the station? I wonder if she feels your stare? Feels you cut yourself on her soft edges And questions if you’ll meet her eyes Or stand there still, Till your train stops at the platform.

by Keeva O'Kane

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