train to solotun - (train from Bern, Switz. to Solotun, Switz. --8/21/90)
sub urban commuter
rush hour in german
& it's hot
the seats are so small my fingers hurt
watch out
watch yourself in the window
until the trees become your mirror
old friends always think that only they
know what is best
watch the people & the fields & the factories
old cows think that only they know
what is best
simple dialogue simple frustrations
can be as painful as morning
when you are a tree you know nothing
there is only the earth where you are
the man is always building for himself
his species
the landscape keeps changing
the man keeps changing the landscape -
uprooting trees
man & cow are old friends
man & cow always think that only they
know what is best
man is man's best friend
is a row of cars at a railroad crossing… waiting
the gate is red & white
just enjoy waiting whispers the garden
i stare into the mirror
it is other people's eyes other people's faces & mouths
it is hot in here on this train to suburbia
at rush hour in german
& the chickens & vegetables all know what is best
the trees become my reflection
the horse is led away.
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