3 Am Freight Train

Houston, TX - ian - Monday, September 2nd, 2002 : goo

[previous] :: [next]

Every night it runs from from Freeport to Houston loaded with a thousand tons of plastic pellets from amazing modern factories. It blasts a horn with distressing regularity as it passes 3 blocks from my bedroom window. It is a terrible thing when a car or pedestrian fails to clear the only signalled intersection in town. When I hear a train horn, I think of the nights huddled under the covers with my parents fighting, the heavy bass sound reverberating in my head, so awake awake awake.

This article has been viewed 2715 times in the last 6 years

Comment on this article

[previous] :: [next]