Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Distance X

I am bound to fail
Whenever confronted with the problem—

Train A travels at speed so and so,
Leaves a place so and so, heading toward
This place so and so, which is so and so miles away.

At the same time, Train B, traveling at a speed so and so,
Leaves a place so and so, and heads toward the place Train A left.
When do the two trains meet?

In an attempt to answer, I'd list down the given.
It's a haunting space not even
The most accurate calculators can solve.

Distance has always been hard to figure out.

Now that I'm past all scholarly tests on paper
I still fail to grasp the solution and ponder
What thoughts could've been
Circling in your head as the train you took
Transports you miles away from home.

The miles will extend,
become worried oceans and grassier lands.
There will be a slight tremble in spirit,
that will eventually turn into an earthquake
Devastating a great city of memory.

Upon the debris will be a discovery
of someone's inability to comprehend
numbers and goodbyes.

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