All Aboard!


These rails lead to Security
This is a one-way track
The train is fueled by fear
And its smoke billows black
Covering up the landscape
Getting so hard to see
Only the conductor knows
What’s up ahead for me

The name of those towns
I hear the conductor calling
I catch a glimpse of them
And notice they are falling
There goes Creativity
Imagination’s gone, too
Freedom is up in flames
And so is Honesty and True

The morning has arrived
The smoke has dissipated
I open my eyes slowly and
Just as I’ve anticipated
We have arrived at Security
With nothing left intact
Even the bell has been replaced
The other one was cracked.

12-15-02

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