the train finds them

there seems to be
no reason why, these
cars get stuck
on the tracks, or
why without purpose
someone gets hit
and dies beneath
a train. it's roar,
it's whistle is
constant as it
arrives, as it
departs, it's hard
to understand why,
it keeps happening
despite the lights,
the warnings,
the crossing gate,
the signs. the train
finds them one
way or the other.