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Subway in Brussels
Heidi Wolfson
March 22, 2016

There’s a subway train in Brussels
In that train, I see your face
You are a child of wonder
As you wander from place to place

Is there anything that I taught you
That will always keep you safe?
Or are my lessons all behind you
Like a story adrift in space?

And as the train rolls, the tracks rise on the other side of the world
In all her beauty is my girl; my girl.
This is a fraction of my consciousness that you’ve become
No car-seat or intercom can tether you to me, my girl

There’s a subway train in Brussels
In that train, I see your face
You are staring out the window
Dreaming of another place

Sometimes, you’re four; sometimes you’re seven
Sometimes you are your current age
I know you won’t make any promises
You’re a story adrift in space

And as the train rolls, the tracks rise on the other side of the world
In all her beauty is my girl; my girl.
This is a fraction of my consciousness that you’ve become
No car-seat or intercom can tether you to me, my girl
This is the final stop on the route that tears your childhood from my cupboards
And breaks it into fragments, my girl