look out, train

it's apparently
easy to get hit by
a train.
you read about it
nearly everyday
in the local
paper, the gazette
or packet, or
journal.
man hit by train
while
looking at
his watch
when car stops
on tracks.
woman slain
by freight train,
while applying
lipstick.
circus clown loses
leg while
juggling
on a rail.
these trains are
large.
they are loud.
you can see them
miles away
crawling slowly
towards you.
there are signs,
cross bars,
red lights
and bells dinging.
you can see the smoke.
it doesn't matter.
when your time
is up.
it might be a
train.