Steel ribs hum beneath fluorescent glow
Wooden slats rock in currents slow
Rocking chair on platform stone
Hymn breath escapes from brittle bone
Yellow vest waits for train that won't come
Altar breath shapes the stagnant air
Metro
Card fingers trace plastic numb
Candle wax drips on concrete stair
Rocking rhythm marks the prayer
Porch light cuts the tunnel dark
Rocking steady piston heart
Choir voice in static tide
Hymn and machine collide
Platform stretching out wide
Turnstile clicks like chapel bell
Vinyl cushions cold steel frame
Gospel chords in fare gates swell
Altos hum the number's name
Rocking through the electric claim
Porch light cuts the tunnel dark
Rocking steady piston heart
Choir voice in static tide
Hymn and machine collide
Platform
