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The blue pack sat behind the glass

at the station near the track.

I watched the tired minutes pass

while you weren't coming back.

The crinkle of the plastic wrap,

a sharp and sudden sound,

is like a finger on a map

to a place that can't be found.

I let the silence grow too tall,

a brick inside my chest,

until it’s just a solid wall

and I’m a failing guest.