She just wept
Surrounded by strangers
And with a tear stained face
She boarded the train
But one person
Could not ignore
That her heart was on the floor
Once she saw that sorrow
This stranger had on her face
It was mesmerizing
Like a warm embrace
Through the crowd of emptiness
Permission to cry
As the stranger watched
Wondering why
Broken heart?
Life bearing down?
Put to the test and feeling she’d drown?
Her tears were the words
No need to speak
They locked eyes
The stranger nodded, and although weak
She returned the gesture
To say that she knew
A whisper of a smile
Left the train, pain subdued
And the kind stranger
Tipped back her head
Closed her eyes
Feeling the train roar back ahead
Knowing the ruins of life can be cruel
A tear fell for the woman that wept
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