Endings

I never saw the end,
An unexpected halt of motion
As I slammed against the wall.
Rejection, like a poison,
Filled my mouth.
I thought it would last forever.
Finally someone who understood,
A kindred spirit.
I must be blind.
Maybe there were signs,
Warning of impending doom.
"Stop!" "End of road!"
I never saw these.
I only saw
The eyes of my love.
Now those eyes
Haunt me,
Eyes of the betrayer.
Can I ever see the world
in the same light?
Will it ever be easy?
Learning to trust.
But I must move,
Must continue on this journey.
Perhaps I'll find another explorer.

Train Wreck

I watched the train crash into oblivion.
I didn't know who to scream at
The driver or the passenger.
So I mutely stood by.
I cried at the decimation
but hoped that no one else got hurt.
But somehow a piece of metal
Reached out and tore at me.
Some screamed out,
"Why didn't you say anything?"
I don't know why,
I was transfixed
by the terrible beauty of it.
Mesmerized and silenced
by the awfulness to come.
Maybe I thought it would go quiet
and they would see
the silver lining in the hurricane.
I didn't anticipate the chaos,
the pain, the lost love
and the anger.
Maybe next time
I'll speak up when I see the end,
Say, "Get off before it's too late."
But maybe not,
I hope I never see
A train wreck again.