Friday, April 27, 2007

the battle

you see it everyday
it happens all the time
at city hall
or raffles place

Train A is packed to the door.
Its doors have yet to close.
Train B zooms in, unleashing its cache of Train-A-hungry passengers.
They run across.
They stop when they see the full capacity.
They stare at those in Train A
They stare back.
Their eyes go 'You take one step into this squashed-like-sardines-in-a-can train carriage and I will personally sardinize you'
Those from Train B stare back
Their eyes go 'Should I or should i not. There is an empty gap, right there. Oh but it's near e door. What if e door closes on me.'
Then the doors close.
Our eyes meet.
They're furious they didn't jump in
I'm thankful I didn't get permanently slimmer.

And reruns are available every evening.