Writer's Excerpts

union

by Laila Haidarali

published in TOK: Writing the New Toronto - Book 1

for eight months, i shifted
swayed in weekly motion
left union station	expectant & wondrous
	entered kingston
still	stretching	away
	the slumber of deep morning—
the train knocking its rhythmic time
	upon my restful cheek

(i am happiest when moving)...

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