I gaze on this godforsaken railyard again
Grass rises, brown, among the rails
I sit on a bench when the wind bites
Station's furnaces now birds-nests
Once ships sail for the stars
Once a great passage is made
Once plowshares are made to swords
Once dimwits are god's scribes
There is so little writing on me today
Great plans for mighty conquests
I seek no absolution, nor honor
I have forgotten how it feels to love