II + 

Two⁠—twofour⁠—twoeight! + 

Porters in red hats run on narrow platforms. + 

This way ma’m! + 

—important not to take + 

the wrong train! + 

Lights from the concrete + 

ceiling hang crooked but⁠— + 

Poised horizontal + 

on glittering parallels the dingy cylinders + 

packed with a warm glow⁠—inviting entry⁠— + 

pull against the hour. But brakes can + 

hold a fixed posture till⁠— + 

The whistle! + 

Not twoeight. Not twofour. Two! + 

Gliding windows. Colored cooks sweating + 

in a small kitchen. Taillights⁠— + 

In time: twofour! + 

In time: twoeight! + 

—rivers are tunneled: trestles + 

cross oozy swampland: wheels repeating + 

the same gesture remain relatively + 

stationary: rails forever parallel + 

return on themselves infinitely. + 

The dance is sure. + 