Metaphorical

You open your eyes
and wake up to find
you’re on a ride
on a runaway train.
Look around,
what’s that sound,
is it screaming or
is it the wind?
This can’t be true,
it can’t happen to you,
you have no ticket
or destination.
You could get off,
but there are no stops
until the train
pulls into the station.
Some riders look grim,
others relax,
this is what
they signed up for.
So you hold your breath,
wait for a surprise,
you hope
it is a good one.
But you’re on this train,
you’ve lost control,
you have no say
in where it might roll.
So sit back and wait,
accept your fate
at the hands of
this runaway train.

Runaway Train