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At a Train Station

Jonah Hall
2 min readMar 20, 2023

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A person at a train station

A person at a train station
Staring down at a phone

A person at a train station
Staring down at a phone
Holding a cigarette

A person at a rural train station
Staring down at a phone
Holding a cigarette
Thinking about their mother

A person at a rural, seedy train station
Staring down at a phone
Holding a cigarette
Thinking about their mother
Who is reclining on her bed

A person at a rural, seedy train station
Staring down at a phone
Holding a cigarette
Thinking about their 89 year-old mother,
Who is reclining on her lumpy bed
Drinking lukewarm chamomile tea

A person at a rural, seedy train station
Staring down at a cracked phone
Holding an unlit cigarette
Thinking about their 89 year-old mother,
Who is reclining on her lumpy bed
Drinking lukewarm chamomile tea,
Wondering how many days she has left.

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Jonah Hall
Jonah Hall

Written by Jonah Hall

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