Railway Tracks

Darkness illuminated arches of light,

Shadows throwing

Up railway tracks 

Running, 

pursuing Darkness

Or light? 

A doorway to a haven,

A doorway from a cavern,

Leads to somewhere,

Out of nowhere! 

Tunnelling

Rumbling,

Travelling,

The clickety-clack 

Of the train on the tracks,

Heard from afar,

Approaching at the speed of light,

Giving everyone a fright,

Darkness

Interspersed with sunshine,

Racing by! 

Racing by,

Through the underbelly

Of the earth,

 A passage to tomorrow,

To burrow 

Through!

The whistle echoes 

In the Tunnel,

Heralding

A journey,

Headed to a destination,

Chartered

And on the course! 

As it races by,

The silence, drowned 

By the noise,

Fades away,

Into echoes 

To Remain.

A reminder 

Of many such 

Journeys made,

Through darkness and light,

But 

To emerge 

At the point of light,

Much like life.