You rest heavy on the yellow tile
Grease spots mark your space bar smile
Coffee rings stain each typed page
Ribbon ink turns gray with age
Train wind shakes the fluorescent light
Carriage return rides through the night
Bell dings soft at margin's end
No one hears but me my friend
Typewriter at 3
AM
Faint letters rise from where you've been
Shift key stuck on rhythm's hymn
Dawn won't catch this paper thin
You clatter past the token booth
Platen roller wears the truth
Correction fluid dries like bone
Mistakes stay written never gone
Train wind shakes the fluorescent light
Carriage return rides through the night
Bell dings soft at margin's end
No one hears but me my friend
Typewriter at 3
AM
Faint letters rise from where you've been
Shift key stuck on rhythm's hymn
Dawn won't catch this paper thin
QWERTY layout gathers subway dust
Shift lever rusts in silent trust
Space bar holds a breath too long
Next train sings a different song
Ribbon snaps the carriage flies
Scattered sheets like alibis
You don't need a byline here
Just the clack that keeps you near
Morning rush will sweep you clear
Typewriter at 3
AM
Faint letters rise from where you've been
Shift key stuck on rhythm's hymn
Dawn won't catch this paper thin
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