i saw it on the news
this girl was hit,
they say 'woman'
but she was still
in her teens.
the train came
while they were
fishing,
he made it
but
she slipped.
it's sad
but i didn't
know her.
i do know
the men
on that train,
know them
from the hotel
where i work.
the conductor
he's a nice guy.
like one of those nice guys
that you don't flirt with
nothing like that
but maybe makes a bad day
a little better
with just an upbeat
hello.
they say he won't
talk to anyone
won't answer his phone.
i know
it's worse that a girl
was killed
but i didn't know her.
he won't talk to anyone
and it's not his fault.
those trains, man
they take so long to stop.
she shouldn't have been there.
a good person's shininess was
taken
a nice guy is haunted
and that is
tragic
also.
you don't read that part
in the news.